New Motor Carriers
May 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

8,787 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in May 2025 — 96.8% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

150 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: October 7, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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8,787
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in May 2025 -3% vs April 2025
96.8%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in May 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in May 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (May 2025)
424 212 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 1,269 14.4%
2 California 1,006 11.4%
3 Florida 934 10.6%
4 Georgia 474 5.4%
5 Pennsylvania 337 3.8%
6 North Carolina 325 3.7%
7 Illinois 325 3.7%
8 Ohio 301 3.4%
9 New Jersey 273 3.1%
10 New York 253 2.9%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 178 2.03%
2 Miami FL 84 0.96%
3 Indianapolis IN 78 0.89%
4 Philadelphia PA 77 0.88%
5 Fresno CA 69 0.79%
6 Orlando FL 65 0.74%
7 Chicago IL 59 0.67%
8 Tampa FL 53 0.60%
9 Charlotte NC 53 0.60%
10 San Antonio TX 52 0.59%