New Motor Carriers
January 2021
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
6,260 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2021 — 90.1% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
168 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
6,260
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2021
+35% vs December 2020
90.1%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2021
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2021
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2021)
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 | 941 | 15.0% |
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| 2 | Texas | 808 | 12.9% |
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| 3 | Florida | 574 | 9.2% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 349 | 5.6% |
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| 5 | Illinois | 242 | 3.9% |
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| 6 | Ohio | 236 | 3.8% |
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| 7 | North Carolina | 215 | 3.4% |
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| 8 | Pennsylvania | 192 | 3.1% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 182 | 2.9% |
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| 10 | New York | 159 | 2.5% |
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January 2021 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2021 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2021
758 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.