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
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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)
324 162 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 837 13.7%
2 California 769 12.6%
3 Florida 674 11.1%
4 Georgia 332 5.4%
5 Illinois 224 3.7%
6 North Carolina 217 3.6%
7 Ohio 208 3.4%
8 Pennsylvania 206 3.4%
9 New York 186 3.1%
10 New Jersey 147 2.4%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 108 1.77%
2 Miami FL 70 1.15%
3 Dallas TX 49 0.80%
4 Chicago IL 44 0.72%
5 Orlando FL 41 0.67%
6 Bakersfield CA 37 0.61%
7 Philadelphia PA 37 0.61%
8 Tampa FL 36 0.59%
9 Hialeah FL 36 0.59%
10 Atlanta GA 35 0.57%