New Motor Carriers
December 2020

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

4,634 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in December 2020 — 90.5% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.

126 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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4,634
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in December 2020 -4% vs November 2020
90.5%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in December 2020
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in December 2020
Carrier Registrations by Day (December 2020)
252 126 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 695 15.0%
2 Texas 576 12.4%
3 Florida 489 10.6%
4 Georgia 273 5.9%
5 Illinois 201 4.3%
6 North Carolina 182 3.9%
7 Ohio 172 3.7%
8 Pennsylvania 145 3.1%
9 New York 123 2.7%
10 Minnesota 104 2.2%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 57 1.23%
2 Miami FL 56 1.21%
3 Orlando FL 44 0.95%
4 Columbus OH 38 0.82%
5 Tampa FL 31 0.67%
6 Dallas TX 29 0.63%
7 Charlotte NC 27 0.58%
8 Fort Worth TX 26 0.56%
9 Bakersfield CA 25 0.54%
10 Hialeah FL 25 0.54%