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Active Trucking Companies
in Kansas City, MO

1,653 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Jackson County.

Kansas City, MO FMCSA data • updated weekly 9.56% of Missouri
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1,653
Active Trucking Companies
9.56% of all active carriers in Missouri
445
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 18.5 new companies per month (-0.9% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
62.9%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 58.0% statewide in Missouri
New FMCSA Registrations
91726 Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
424
Total
17.7
Avg / month
26
Best: Jul 2025
8
Lowest: Dec 2024
Company Size Distribution
1,387
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 872 62.9%
2–5 Units 363 26.2%
6–20 Units 105 7.6%
21–100 Units 36 2.6%
101+ Units 11 0.8%

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

Company Age Distribution
7.0
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 542 33.4%
3–5 Years 447 27.5%
6–10 Years 274 16.9%
11–20 Years 257 15.8%
20+ Years 103 6.3%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 7.0 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 1,464 88.6%
Broker 211 12.8%
Shipper 64 3.9%
Freight Forwarder 43 2.6%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 41 2.5%
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 1,139 68.9%
2 Other 242 14.6%
3 Construction 221 13.4%
4 Motor Vehicles 169 10.2%
5 Household Goods 155 9.4%
6 Driveaway/Towaway 106 6.4%
7 Refrigerated Food 88 5.3%
8 Paper Products 84 5.1%
9 Intermodal Containers 79 4.8%
10 Machinery & Large Objects 78 4.7%
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

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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.