New Motor Carriers
October 2021

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

6,541 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in October 2021 — 90.3% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

186 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 9, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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6,541
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in October 2021 -5% vs September 2021
90.3%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in October 2021
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in October 2021
Carrier Registrations by Day (October 2021)
334 167 0 15101520253031

Motor carriers only (EntityType contains C). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.

Top 10 States
# State Carriers % of MC
1 Texas 893 13.7%
2 California 835 12.8%
3 Florida 695 10.6%
4 Georgia 368 5.6%
5 Illinois 275 4.2%
6 North Carolina 253 3.9%
7 Ohio 232 3.5%
8 Pennsylvania 195 3.0%
9 New York 179 2.7%
10 New Jersey 178 2.7%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 93 1.42%
2 Miami FL 73 1.12%
3 Dallas TX 53 0.81%
4 Orlando FL 52 0.79%
5 Tampa FL 51 0.78%
6 Fresno CA 42 0.64%
7 Los Angeles CA 40 0.61%
8 Atlanta GA 39 0.60%
9 San Antonio TX 38 0.58%
10 Charlotte NC 37 0.57%