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Active Trucking Companies
in Rapid City, SD

151 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Pennington County.

Rapid City, SD FMCSA data • updated weekly 4.28% of South Dakota
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151
Active Trucking Companies
4.28% of all active carriers in South Dakota
21
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 0.9 new companies per month (+200.0% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
52.1%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 54.1% statewide in South Dakota
New FMCSA Registrations
134 Aug '22Aug '23Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
35
Total
0.7
Avg / month
4
Best: May 2026
0
Lowest: Sep 2022
Company Size Distribution
144
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 75 52.1%
2–5 Units 44 30.6%
6–20 Units 17 11.8%
21–100 Units 7 4.9%
101+ Units 1 0.7%

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

Company Age Distribution
15.9
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 24 16.2%
3–5 Years 20 13.5%
6–10 Years 23 15.5%
11–20 Years 35 23.6%
20+ Years 46 31.1%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 15.9 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 148 98.0%
Broker 4 2.6%
Shipper 2 1.3%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 1 0.7%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types
# Cargo Type Companies % of City
1 General Freight 77 51.0%
2 Building Materials 42 27.8%
3 Other 41 27.2%
4 Construction 41 27.2%
5 Logs, Poles & Lumber 38 25.2%
6 Machinery & Large Objects 33 21.9%
7 Grain, Feed & Hay 31 20.5%
8 Dry Bulk Commodities 23 15.2%
9 Motor Vehicles 20 13.2%
10 Metal: Sheets & Coils 19 12.6%
Largest Fleets in Rapid City
# Company Fleet
1 PETE LIEN & SONS INC 192
2 ROAD RASH INDUSTRIES LLC 61
3 ROTH TRUCKING INC 57
4 M G OIL CO INC 56
5 SIMON CONTRACTORS OF SOUTH DAKOTA INC 48
6 COMPLETE CONCRETE INC 42
7 DAKOTA MILL & GRAIN INC 23
8 ZANDSTRA CONSTRUCTION INC 22
9 KELLER CONSTRUCTION LLC 20
10 MOYLE PETROLEUM COMPANY 16

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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.