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Active Trucking Companies
in Kansas City, MO

1,656 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Jackson County.

Kansas City, MO FMCSA data • updated weekly 9.48% of Missouri
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1,656
Active Trucking Companies
9.48% of all active carriers in Missouri
450
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 18.8 new companies per month (+4.7% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
62.8%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 57.8% statewide in Missouri
New FMCSA Registrations
91726 Nov '22Nov '23Nov '24Nov '25Oct '26
704
Total
14.7
Avg / month
26
Best: Jul 2025
4
Lowest: Dec 2022
Company Size Distribution
1,392
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 874 62.8%
2–5 Units 370 26.6%
6–20 Units 101 7.3%
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
6.9
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 565 34.5%
3–5 Years 441 26.9%
6–10 Years 272 16.6%
11–20 Years 259 15.8%
20+ Years 100 6.1%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 6.9 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 1,469 88.7%
Broker 209 12.6%
Shipper 64 3.9%
Freight Forwarder 43 2.6%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 43 2.6%
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 1,218 73.6%
2 Other 333 20.1%
3 Building Materials 309 18.7%
4 Construction 309 18.7%
5 Motor Vehicles 210 12.7%
6 Household Goods 163 9.8%
7 Refrigerated Food 155 9.4%
8 Meat 155 9.4%
9 Paper Products 153 9.2%
10 Driveaway/Towaway 152 9.2%
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: October 14, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.