New Motor Carriers
December 2016
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
2,412 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in December 2016 — 99.9% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
18 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: July 15, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
2,412
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in December 2016
+4% vs November 2016
99.9%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in December 2016
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in December 2016
Carrier Registrations by Day (December 2016)
Motor carriers only (EntityType contains C). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.
Top 10 States
| # | State | Carriers | % of MC | |
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| 1 | California | 442 | 18.3% |
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| 2 | Texas | 267 | 11.1% |
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| 3 | Florida | 243 | 10.1% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 113 | 4.7% |
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| 5 | Ohio | 86 | 3.6% |
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| 6 | Pennsylvania | 85 | 3.5% |
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| 7 | New York | 79 | 3.3% |
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| 8 | Illinois | 76 | 3.2% |
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| 9 | North Carolina | 70 | 2.9% |
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| 10 | Washington | 65 | 2.7% |
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December 2016 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in December 2016 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in December 2016
21 new freight brokers — top states, top cities, and daily trends.
Registration Trends — Last 24 Months
View registration trends across the last 24 months with monthly breakdowns and entity type charts.