New Motor Carriers
August 2018
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
3,751 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in August 2018 — 91.3% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
106 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
3,751
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in August 2018
+23% vs July 2018
91.3%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in August 2018
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in August 2018
Carrier Registrations by Day (August 2018)
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 | 541 | 14.4% |
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| 2 | Texas | 496 | 13.2% |
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| 3 | Florida | 338 | 9.0% |
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| 4 | Massachusetts | 310 | 8.3% |
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| 5 | Georgia | 188 | 5.0% |
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| 6 | Pennsylvania | 134 | 3.6% |
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| 7 | Illinois | 125 | 3.3% |
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| 8 | North Carolina | 114 | 3.0% |
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| 9 | New York | 96 | 2.6% |
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| 10 | New Jersey | 95 | 2.5% |
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August 2018 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in August 2018 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in August 2018
413 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.