How many trucking companies are there in the U.S.?

2,223,457 active motor carriers with a U.S. physical address were in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. That includes trucking companies and other businesses that operate commercial vehicles under a USDOT number.

Are these all trucking companies?

No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.

How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?

Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to your states and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.

Where do these numbers come from?

They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.

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U.S. motor carriers by state

2,223,457 active motor carriers report a U.S. physical address to FMCSA as of November 9, 2026. Browse them by state, city, cargo and trade.

FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology

Active carriers

2,223,457

Authorized for hire

62%

1,368,679 carriers

Operate interstate

31%

685,731 carriers

Added in the last 30 days

9,758

164,350 in the last 12 months

Reported an email

76%

Business email on the Census record

Reported a phone

99%

Business or cell phone

The states with the most active carriers are California, Texas and Florida. The most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.

62% of active carriers in the U.S. are authorized for hire and 31% operate interstate. Most are small: 63% report one power unit or none, 28% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.

9,758 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 164,350 in the last 12 months. 76% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.

Carriers by state

Carriers by cargo

Carriers can report several cargo codes.

DOT-registered businesses by trade

Fleet size

Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.

0–1 power units: 1,410,589 · 63%
2–5: 614,069 · 28%
6–20: 151,250 · 7%
21+: 47,549 · 2%

New registrations by month

Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.

October 2025: 13,779 · 89% active
November 2025: 11,065 · 91% active
December 2025: 11,472 · 92% active
January 2026: 14,629 · 92% active
February 2026: 14,399 · 93% active
March 2026: 17,221 · 94% active
April 2026: 16,579 · 95% active
May 2026: 16,748 · 89% active
June 2026: 17,080 · 90% active
July 2026: 16,082 · 94% active
August 2026: 15,297 · 95% active
September 2026: 14,908 · 96% active
October 2026: 12,619 · 97% active

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How many trucking companies are there in the U.S.?: 2,223,457 active motor carriers with a U.S. physical address were in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. That includes trucking companies and other businesses that operate commercial vehicles under a USDOT number.
Are these all trucking companies?: No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.
How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?: Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to your states and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.
Where do these numbers come from?: They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.

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