New Motor Carriers
August 2021
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
7,048 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in August 2021 — 90.7% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.
243 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
7,048
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in August 2021
+2% vs July 2021
90.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in August 2021
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in August 2021
Carrier Registrations by Day (August 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 | Texas | 993 | 14.1% |
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| 2 | California | 988 | 14.0% |
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| 3 | Florida | 730 | 10.4% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 444 | 6.3% |
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| 5 | North Carolina | 268 | 3.8% |
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| 6 | Illinois | 259 | 3.7% |
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| 7 | Ohio | 242 | 3.4% |
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| 8 | Pennsylvania | 195 | 2.8% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 194 | 2.8% |
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| 10 | New York | 175 | 2.5% |
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August 2021 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in August 2021 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in August 2021
905 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.