New Motor Carriers
January 2018
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
3,505 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2018 — 99.8% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
24 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: July 15, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
3,505
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2018
+34% vs December 2017
99.8%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2018
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2018
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2018)
Motor carriers only (EntityType contains C). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.
January 2018 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2018 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2018
30 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.