New Motor Carriers
March 2020
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
3,956 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in March 2020 — 99.6% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
22 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: July 15, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
3,956
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in March 2020
-8% vs February 2020
99.6%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in March 2020
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in March 2020
Carrier Registrations by Day (March 2020)
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 | 654 | 16.5% |
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| 2 | Texas | 525 | 13.3% |
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| 3 | Florida | 346 | 8.7% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 200 | 5.1% |
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| 5 | Ohio | 150 | 3.8% |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 127 | 3.2% |
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| 7 | Pennsylvania | 122 | 3.1% |
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| 8 | New York | 120 | 3.0% |
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| 9 | Minnesota | 101 | 2.6% |
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| 10 | Massachusetts | 99 | 2.5% |
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March 2020 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in March 2020 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in March 2020
38 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.