New Motor Carriers
January 2023

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

6,122 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2023 — 90.9% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

163 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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6,122
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2023 +37% vs December 2022
90.9%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2023
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2023
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2023)
329 164 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 798 13.0%
2 California 780 12.7%
3 Florida 640 10.5%
4 Georgia 313 5.1%
5 Illinois 251 4.1%
6 North Carolina 241 3.9%
7 Ohio 229 3.7%
8 New Jersey 184 3.0%
9 Pennsylvania 175 2.9%
10 New York 169 2.8%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 113 1.85%
2 Miami FL 66 1.08%
3 Los Angeles CA 51 0.83%
4 Orlando FL 49 0.80%
5 Chicago IL 44 0.72%
6 Hialeah FL 43 0.70%
7 Phoenix AZ 41 0.67%
8 San Antonio TX 40 0.65%
9 Indianapolis IN 37 0.60%
10 Tampa FL 36 0.59%