New Motor Carriers
January 2025
Monthly Carrier Registration Report
8,689 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in January 2025 — 95.5% of all new registrations that month, led by California. Data is updated weekly.
51 of these also hold freight broker authority.
Data updated: July 10, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
8,689
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2025
+34% vs December 2024
95.5%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2025
California
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in January 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (January 2025)
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 | 1,189 | 13.7% |
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| 2 | Texas | 1,083 | 12.5% |
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| 3 | Florida | 907 | 10.4% |
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| 4 | Georgia | 466 | 5.4% |
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| 5 | Illinois | 342 | 3.9% |
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| 6 | Pennsylvania | 330 | 3.8% |
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| 7 | Ohio | 304 | 3.5% |
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| 8 | North Carolina | 292 | 3.4% |
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| 9 | New Jersey | 286 | 3.3% |
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| 10 | New York | 227 | 2.6% |
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January 2025 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2025 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Freight Brokers in January 2025
389 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.