New Motor Carriers
May 2022
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
6,092 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in May 2022 — 89.0% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.
205 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 9, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
6,092
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in May 2022
-2% vs April 2022
89.0%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in May 2022
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in May 2022
Carrier Registrations by Day (May 2022)
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 | 837 | 13.7% |
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| 2 | California | 769 | 12.6% |
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| 3 | Florida | 674 | 11.1% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 332 | 5.4% |
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| 5 | Illinois | 224 | 3.7% |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 217 | 3.6% |
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| 7 | Ohio | 208 | 3.4% |
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| 8 | Pennsylvania | 206 | 3.4% |
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| 9 | New York | 186 | 3.1% |
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| 10 | New Jersey | 147 | 2.4% |
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May 2022 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in May 2022 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in May 2022
879 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.