New Motor Carriers
September 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

8,680 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in September 2025 — 95.6% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

154 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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8,680
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in September 2025 -3% 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)
518 259 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 1,281 14.8%
2 Florida 917 10.6%
3 California 912 10.5%
4 Georgia 453 5.2%
5 Illinois 365 4.2%
6 Pennsylvania 347 4.0%
7 North Carolina 343 4.0%
8 Ohio 343 4.0%
9 New Jersey 271 3.1%
10 New York 213 2.5%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 174 2.00%
2 Miami FL 82 0.94%
3 Philadelphia PA 71 0.82%
4 Dallas TX 63 0.73%
5 Indianapolis IN 62 0.71%
6 Chicago IL 59 0.68%
7 Orlando FL 58 0.67%
8 Hialeah FL 56 0.65%
9 Fort Worth TX 55 0.63%
10 Fresno CA 52 0.60%