New Motor Carriers
October 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

8,734 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in October 2025 — 95.5% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

135 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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8,734
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in October 2025 +1% vs September 2025
95.5%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in October 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in October 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (October 2025)
439 219 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 1,309 15.0%
2 Florida 888 10.2%
3 California 866 9.9%
4 Georgia 448 5.1%
5 Pennsylvania 335 3.8%
6 North Carolina 334 3.8%
7 Ohio 333 3.8%
8 Illinois 303 3.5%
9 New Jersey 287 3.3%
10 New York 222 2.5%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 157 1.80%
2 Miami FL 89 1.02%
3 Dallas TX 75 0.86%
4 Orlando FL 66 0.76%
5 Philadelphia PA 66 0.76%
6 Chicago IL 64 0.73%
7 Indianapolis IN 62 0.71%
8 Las Vegas NV 50 0.57%
9 Los Angeles CA 49 0.56%
10 Columbus OH 48 0.55%