New Motor Carriers
October 2022
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
5,578 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in October 2022 — 89.7% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
166 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
5,578
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in October 2022
-5% vs September 2022
89.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in October 2022
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in October 2022
Carrier Registrations by Day (October 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 | California | 828 | 14.8% |
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| 2 | Texas | 718 | 12.9% |
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| 3 | Florida | 629 | 11.3% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 248 | 4.4% |
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| 5 | Illinois | 207 | 3.7% |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 200 | 3.6% |
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| 7 | Pennsylvania | 194 | 3.5% |
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| 8 | Ohio | 192 | 3.4% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 141 | 2.5% |
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| 10 | New York | 137 | 2.5% |
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October 2022 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in October 2022 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in October 2022
731 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.