New Motor Carriers
January 2019
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
4,153 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2019 — 91.6% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
122 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
4,153
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2019
+40% vs December 2018
91.6%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2019
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2019
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2019)
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 | 730 | 17.6% |
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| 2 | Texas | 545 | 13.1% |
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| 3 | Florida | 383 | 9.2% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 209 | 5.0% |
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| 5 | Massachusetts | 162 | 3.9% |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 147 | 3.5% |
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| 7 | Pennsylvania | 130 | 3.1% |
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| 8 | Illinois | 127 | 3.1% |
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| 9 | New York | 120 | 2.9% |
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| 10 | Ohio | 118 | 2.8% |
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January 2019 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2019 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2019
459 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.