Truck Carrier Hub
Home / Statistics / Active Companies / North Carolina / Canton
City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Canton, NC

57 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Haywood County.

Canton, NC FMCSA data • updated weekly 0.15% of North Carolina
Back to North Carolina Statistics
57
Active Trucking Companies
0.15% of all active carriers in North Carolina
10
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 0.4 new companies per month (-57.1% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
52.8%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 64.5% statewide in North Carolina
New FMCSA Registrations
123 Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
10
Total
0.4
Avg / month
3
Best: Mar 2025
0
Lowest: Sep 2024
Company Size Distribution
53
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 28 52.8%
2–5 Units 21 39.6%
6–20 Units 2 3.8%
21–100 Units 1 1.9%
101+ Units 1 1.9%

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

Company Age Distribution
8.3
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 16 29.1%
3–5 Years 12 21.8%
6–10 Years 11 20.0%
11–20 Years 12 21.8%
20+ Years 4 7.3%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 8.3 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 55 96.5%
Broker 3 5.3%
Freight Forwarder 2 3.5%
Shipper 1 1.8%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types
# Cargo Type Companies % of City
1 General Freight 27 47.4%
2 Construction 26 45.6%
3 Other 17 29.8%
4 Machinery & Large Objects 13 22.8%
5 Logs, Poles & Lumber 11 19.3%
6 Motor Vehicles 10 17.5%
7 Farm Supplies 7 12.3%
8 Grain, Feed & Hay 5 8.8%
9 Paper Products 4 7.0%
10 Dry Bulk Commodities 4 7.0%
Largest Fleets in Canton
# Company Fleet
1 JVL TRUCKING LLC 600
2 CVL CARGO INC 35
3 HATTON'S INVESTMENTS INC 14
4 TOP QUALITY SERVICE INC 10
5 LEWIS KING 5
6 HYATT PIPELINE LLC 4
7 SINGLETON'S AUTOMOTIVE LLC 3
8 BLUE RIDGE CONTRACTING LLC 3
9 JAMES ENTERPRISES OF WNC LLC 3
10 C WORLEY TRUCKING 3

Browse all active trucking companies in Canton

Search, filter, and compare 57 companies by cargo type, fleet size, authority type, and more.

Browse Canton Companies
Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: August 19, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.