New Motor Carriers
August 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

9,244 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in August 2025 — 95.6% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

72 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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9,244
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in August 2025 -1% vs July 2025
95.6%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in August 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in August 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (August 2025)
446 223 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 1,387 15.0%
2 California 1,064 11.5%
3 Florida 968 10.5%
4 Georgia 511 5.5%
5 Ohio 363 3.9%
6 Pennsylvania 340 3.7%
7 North Carolina 337 3.6%
8 Illinois 305 3.3%
9 New Jersey 261 2.8%
10 New York 239 2.6%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 192 2.08%
2 Miami FL 101 1.09%
3 Fresno CA 80 0.87%
4 Orlando FL 72 0.78%
5 Indianapolis IN 70 0.76%
6 Dallas TX 69 0.75%
7 Charlotte NC 68 0.74%
8 Philadelphia PA 64 0.69%
9 San Antonio TX 54 0.58%
10 Minneapolis MN 50 0.54%