New Motor Carriers
February 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

8,711 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in February 2025 — 95.7% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

82 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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8,711
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in February 2025 +0% vs January 2025
95.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in February 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in February 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (February 2025)
475 237 0 151015202528

Motor carriers only (EntityType contains C). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.

Top 10 States
# State Carriers % of MC
1 Texas 1,167 13.4%
2 California 1,105 12.7%
3 Florida 905 10.4%
4 Georgia 450 5.2%
5 Ohio 337 3.9%
6 North Carolina 315 3.6%
7 Illinois 307 3.5%
8 Pennsylvania 306 3.5%
9 New Jersey 256 2.9%
10 New York 227 2.6%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 141 1.62%
2 Miami FL 94 1.08%
3 Fresno CA 84 0.96%
4 Philadelphia PA 72 0.83%
5 Orlando FL 64 0.73%
6 Indianapolis IN 61 0.70%
7 Chicago IL 56 0.64%
8 San Antonio TX 55 0.63%
9 Dallas TX 53 0.61%
10 Las Vegas NV 52 0.60%