New Motor Carriers
December 2024
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
6,345 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in December 2024 — 95.4% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
89 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: September 9, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
6,345
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in December 2024
-2% vs November 2024
95.4%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in December 2024
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in December 2024
Carrier Registrations by Day (December 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 | California | 798 | 12.6% |
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| 2 | Texas | 781 | 12.3% |
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| 3 | Florida | 656 | 10.3% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 315 | 5.0% |
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| 5 | Illinois | 258 | 4.1% |
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| 6 | Ohio | 253 | 4.0% |
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| 7 | Pennsylvania | 250 | 3.9% |
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| 8 | North Carolina | 219 | 3.5% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 175 | 2.8% |
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| 10 | New York | 175 | 2.8% |
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December 2024 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in December 2024 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in December 2024
354 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.