New Motor Carriers
January 2024
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
6,361 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2024 — 93.4% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.
115 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 16, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
6,361
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2024
+36% vs December 2023
93.4%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2024
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2024
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2024)
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 | 845 | 13.3% |
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| 2 | California | 722 | 11.4% |
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| 3 | Florida | 678 | 10.7% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 336 | 5.3% |
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| 5 | North Carolina | 265 | 4.2% |
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| 6 | Ohio | 256 | 4.0% |
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| 7 | Pennsylvania | 227 | 3.6% |
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| 8 | Illinois | 221 | 3.5% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 201 | 3.2% |
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| 10 | New York | 192 | 3.0% |
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January 2024 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2024 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2024
497 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.