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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)
1
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
101929 Jun '74Jun '87Jul '00Jul '13Jul '26
1,475
Total
2.4
Avg / month
29
Best: Jul 2024
0
Lowest: Jul 1974
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

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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.