New Motor Carriers
January 2018

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

3,512 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2018 — 91.8% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.

97 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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3,512
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2018 +33% vs December 2017
91.8%
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)
240 120 0 15101520253031

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

Top 10 States
# State Carriers % of MC
1 California 616 17.5%
2 Texas 474 13.5%
3 Florida 362 10.3%
4 Georgia 193 5.5%
5 Illinois 125 3.6%
6 North Carolina 115 3.3%
7 Ohio 111 3.2%
8 Minnesota 96 2.7%
9 Pennsylvania 89 2.5%
10 New York 87 2.5%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 67 1.91%
2 Miami FL 49 1.40%
3 Los Angeles CA 36 1.03%
4 Bakersfield CA 33 0.94%
5 Orlando FL 29 0.83%
6 Dallas TX 22 0.63%
7 Kissimmee FL 19 0.54%
8 Columbus OH 19 0.54%
9 Laredo TX 19 0.54%
10 Tampa FL 18 0.51%