New Motor Carriers
January 2017
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
3,021 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2017 — 90.7% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
61 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
3,021
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2017
+24% vs December 2016
90.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2017
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2017
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2017)
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 | 511 | 16.9% |
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| 2 | Texas | 431 | 14.3% |
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| 3 | Florida | 332 | 11.0% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 154 | 5.1% |
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| 5 | North Carolina | 103 | 3.4% |
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| 6 | Ohio | 93 | 3.1% |
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| 7 | Illinois | 88 | 2.9% |
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| 8 | New York | 82 | 2.7% |
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| 9 | Pennsylvania | 82 | 2.7% |
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| 10 | New Jersey | 81 | 2.7% |
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January 2017 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2017 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2017
324 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.