New Motor Carriers
May 2020

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

3,793 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in May 2020 — 89.9% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.

96 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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3,793
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in May 2020 +16% vs April 2020
89.9%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in May 2020
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in May 2020
Carrier Registrations by Day (May 2020)
215 107 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 663 17.5%
2 Texas 593 15.6%
3 Florida 387 10.2%
4 Georgia 217 5.7%
5 Ohio 134 3.5%
6 North Carolina 116 3.1%
7 Colorado 96 2.5%
8 Illinois 96 2.5%
9 New York 96 2.5%
10 Pennsylvania 91 2.4%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 65 1.71%
2 Miami FL 45 1.19%
3 Los Angeles CA 42 1.11%
4 Orlando FL 36 0.95%
5 Dallas TX 29 0.76%
6 San Antonio TX 26 0.69%
7 Columbus OH 25 0.66%
8 Hialeah FL 23 0.61%
9 Fresno CA 22 0.58%
10 Long Beach CA 20 0.53%