New Motor Carriers
March 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

10,221 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in March 2025 — 95.4% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

87 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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10,221
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in March 2025 +17% vs February 2025
95.4%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in March 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in March 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (March 2025)
525 262 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 1,383 13.5%
2 California 1,133 11.1%
3 Florida 994 9.7%
4 Georgia 560 5.5%
5 Ohio 398 3.9%
6 Pennsylvania 382 3.7%
7 North Carolina 366 3.6%
8 New Jersey 352 3.4%
9 Illinois 324 3.2%
10 New York 303 3.0%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 204 2.00%
2 Miami FL 97 0.95%
3 Fresno CA 85 0.83%
4 Philadelphia PA 80 0.78%
5 Indianapolis IN 79 0.77%
6 Orlando FL 77 0.75%
7 Dallas TX 62 0.61%
8 Columbus OH 61 0.60%
9 Chicago IL 60 0.59%
10 Tampa FL 57 0.56%