New Motor Carriers
December 2025

Monthly Carrier Registration Report

7,533 new motor carriers registered with FMCSA in December 2025 — 94.8% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.

56 of these also hold freight broker authority.

Data updated: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA registration data
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7,533
New Motor Carriers
Registered with FMCSA in December 2025 +3% vs November 2025
94.8%
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)
375 187 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 953 12.7%
2 California 800 10.6%
3 Florida 739 9.8%
4 Georgia 387 5.1%
5 Pennsylvania 338 4.5%
6 Ohio 317 4.2%
7 North Carolina 300 4.0%
8 Illinois 286 3.8%
9 New Jersey 249 3.3%
10 New York 193 2.6%
Top 10 Cities
# City State Carriers % of MC
1 Houston TX 111 1.47%
2 Philadelphia PA 75 1.00%
3 Miami FL 64 0.85%
4 Chicago IL 63 0.84%
5 Indianapolis IN 58 0.77%
6 Columbus OH 55 0.73%
7 Dallas TX 48 0.64%
8 Jacksonville FL 43 0.57%
9 Orlando FL 42 0.56%
10 Las Vegas NV 42 0.56%