New Motor Carriers
February 2016

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

7,895 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in February 2016 — 96.3% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.

82 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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7,895
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in February 2016 +202% vs January 2016
96.3%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in February 2016
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in February 2016
Carrier Registrations by Day (February 2016)
3k 2k 0 151015202529

Motor carriers only (EntityType contains C). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.

Top 10 States
# State Carriers % of MC
1 California 5,327 67.5%
2 Texas 495 6.3%
3 Florida 316 4.0%
4 Georgia 158 2.0%
5 New York 92 1.2%
6 Pennsylvania 89 1.1%
7 Illinois 87 1.1%
8 North Carolina 86 1.1%
9 Ohio 80 1.0%
10 Minnesota 77 1.0%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Los Angeles CA 408 5.17%
2 Bakersfield CA 156 1.98%
3 Fresno CA 123 1.56%
4 Fontana CA 103 1.30%
5 San Diego CA 102 1.29%
6 Sacramento CA 100 1.27%
7 San Jose CA 86 1.09%
8 Riverside CA 85 1.08%
9 Houston TX 70 0.89%
10 Stockton CA 57 0.72%