City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Kansas City, MO

1,498 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Jackson County.

Kansas City, MO FMCSA data • updated weekly 9.48% of Missouri

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1,498

Active Trucking Companies

9.48% of all active carriers in Missouri

454

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 18.9 new companies per month (-6.8% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

63.5%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 58.3% statewide in Missouri

New FMCSA Registrations

425

Total

17.7

Avg / month

Best: Jul 2025

Lowest: Dec 2024

Company Size Distribution

1,346

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 855 63.5%

2–5 Units 347 25.8%

6–20 Units 99 7.4%

21–100 Units 34 2.5%

101+ Units 11 0.8%

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

Company Age Distribution

6.7

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 509 34.5%

3–5 Years 440 29.8%

6–10 Years 243 16.5%

11–20 Years 182 12.3%

20+ Years 101 6.8%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 6.7 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 1,422 94.9%

Broker 79 5.3%

Freight Forwarder 15 1.0%

Shipper 14 0.9%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 12 0.8%

Cargo Tank 2 0.1%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	1,003	67.0%
2	Other	179	11.9%
3	Motor Vehicles	155	10.3%
4	Construction	128	8.5%
5	Driveaway/Towaway	98	6.5%
6	Building Materials	97	6.5%
7	Paper Products	84	5.6%
8	Household Goods	67	4.5%
9	Refrigerated Food	66	4.4%
10	Machinery & Large Objects	62	4.1%

Largest Fleets in Kansas City

#	Company	Fleet
1	ARCTIC GLACIER USA INC	379
2	AMERICAN CENTRAL TRANSPORT INC	297
3	VANCE BROTHERS LLC	263
4	GROUP ONE DRIVEAWAY LLC	237
5	T FOR TINGLES TRUCKING LLC	200
6	TRUSTED TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC	170
7	NXTLVL DRIVEAWAY LLC	154
8	MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC	128
9	NORTH AMERICAN AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC	124
10	MUSSELMAN AND HALL CONTRACTORS LLC	115

Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: July 10, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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