New Motor Carriers
January 2024

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

6,409 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2024 — 93.7% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

37 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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6,409
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2024 +36% vs December 2023
93.7%
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)
320 160 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 852 13.3%
2 California 734 11.5%
3 Florida 678 10.6%
4 Georgia 343 5.4%
5 North Carolina 263 4.1%
6 Ohio 252 3.9%
7 Pennsylvania 234 3.7%
8 Illinois 228 3.6%
9 New Jersey 202 3.2%
10 New York 193 3.0%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 122 1.90%
2 Miami FL 76 1.19%
3 Fresno CA 51 0.80%
4 Atlanta GA 46 0.72%
5 Orlando FL 43 0.67%
6 Philadelphia PA 42 0.66%
7 Jacksonville FL 40 0.62%
8 Indianapolis IN 39 0.61%
9 Charlotte NC 37 0.58%
10 San Antonio TX 36 0.56%