New Motor Carriers
December 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

7,344 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in December 2025 — 94.7% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

104 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: September 16, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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7,344
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in December 2025 +3% vs November 2025
94.7%
Share of All New Registrations
Motor carriers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in December 2025
Texas
Top State
State with the most new motor carrier registrations in December 2025
Carrier Registrations by Day (December 2025)
364 182 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 931 12.7%
2 California 795 10.8%
3 Florida 722 9.8%
4 Georgia 374 5.1%
5 Pennsylvania 331 4.5%
6 Ohio 303 4.1%
7 North Carolina 291 4.0%
8 Illinois 281 3.8%
9 New Jersey 243 3.3%
10 New York 190 2.6%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 109 1.48%
2 Philadelphia PA 70 0.95%
3 Miami FL 65 0.89%
4 Chicago IL 61 0.83%
5 Indianapolis IN 57 0.78%
6 Columbus OH 52 0.71%
7 Dallas TX 44 0.60%
8 Las Vegas NV 43 0.59%
9 Orlando FL 42 0.57%
10 Charlotte NC 40 0.54%