New Motor Carriers
September 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

8,877 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in September 2025 — 95.6% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

76 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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8,877
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in September 2025 -4% vs August 2025
95.6%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in September 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in September 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (September 2025)
527 263 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 1,298 14.6%
2 Florida 944 10.6%
3 California 911 10.3%
4 Georgia 458 5.2%
5 Illinois 377 4.2%
6 Pennsylvania 367 4.1%
7 Ohio 355 4.0%
8 North Carolina 354 4.0%
9 New Jersey 280 3.2%
10 New York 216 2.4%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 175 1.97%
2 Miami FL 83 0.94%
3 Philadelphia PA 76 0.86%
4 Indianapolis IN 65 0.73%
5 Chicago IL 64 0.72%
6 Dallas TX 64 0.72%
7 Orlando FL 58 0.65%
8 Hialeah FL 58 0.65%
9 Fort Worth TX 54 0.61%
10 Fresno CA 52 0.59%