New Motor Carriers
April 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

9,447 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in April 2025 — 95.7% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

61 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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9,447
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in April 2025 -8% vs March 2025
95.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in April 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in April 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (April 2025)
468 234 0 151015202530

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

Top 10 States
# State Carriers % of MC
1 Texas 1,375 14.6%
2 California 1,035 11.0%
3 Florida 972 10.3%
4 Georgia 511 5.4%
5 Pennsylvania 377 4.0%
6 North Carolina 371 3.9%
7 Ohio 358 3.8%
8 Illinois 309 3.3%
9 New Jersey 288 3.0%
10 New York 256 2.7%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 218 2.31%
2 Miami FL 96 1.02%
3 Philadelphia PA 74 0.78%
4 Chicago IL 67 0.71%
5 Tampa FL 63 0.67%
6 Jacksonville FL 61 0.65%
7 Indianapolis IN 61 0.65%
8 Fresno CA 60 0.64%
9 San Antonio TX 59 0.62%
10 Dallas TX 56 0.59%