City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Opelousas, LA

97 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Saint Landry County.

Opelousas, LA FMCSA data • updated weekly 1.11% of Louisiana

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Active Trucking Companies

1.11% of all active carriers in Louisiana

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 0.8 new companies per month (+11.1% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

75.0%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 67.4% statewide in Louisiana

New FMCSA Registrations

Total

0.6

Avg / month

Best: Jul 2024

Lowest: Nov 2022

Company Size Distribution

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 63 75.0%

2–5 Units 18 21.4%

6–20 Units 2 2.4%

21–100 Units 1 1.2%

101+ Units 0 0.0%

Based on total power units reported to FMCSA. Median: 1 unit(s).

Company Age Distribution

8.6

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 23 24.2%

3–5 Years 22 23.2%

6–10 Years 21 22.1%

11–20 Years 21 22.1%

20+ Years 8 8.4%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 8.6 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 87 89.7%

Broker 8 8.2%

Freight Forwarder 3 3.1%

Cargo Tank 2 2.1%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 2 2.1%

Shipper 1 1.0%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	75	77.3%
2	Construction	21	21.6%
3	Other	20	20.6%
4	Logs, Poles & Lumber	17	17.5%
5	Machinery & Large Objects	12	12.4%
6	Metal: Sheets & Coils	10	10.3%
7	Grain, Feed & Hay	9	9.3%
8	Household Goods	7	7.2%
9	Farm Supplies	7	7.2%
10	Paper Products	6	6.2%

Largest Fleets in Opelousas

#	Company	Fleet
1	PROGRESSIVE TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT COMPANY LLC	71
2	TRAHAN FARMS AND CATTLE LLC	20
3	THE HANDY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	6
4	KENNETH CORMIER MICHAEL CORMIER	5
5	DOUCET TOWING LLC	5
6	CHESTER M GEORGE	4
7	DAMENGOS TRANSPORTATION LLC	4
8	BRYAN K ROSE TRUCKING LLC	4
9	BARRON'S WRECKER SERVICE	3
10	A&M TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC	3

Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: August 26, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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