General freight carriers in the U.S.
1,124,231 active motor carriers report the general freight cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 51% of all active carriers.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
1,124,231
51% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
74%
830,308 carriers
Operate interstate
46%
514,743 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
5,100
104,903 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
93%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
The states with the most general freight carriers are California, Texas and Florida. Carriers can report several cargo codes, so a carrier can appear on more than one cargo page.
74% of carriers hauling general freight are authorized for hire and 46% operate interstate. Most are small: 65% report one power unit or none, 27% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
5,100 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 104,903 in the last 12 months. 93% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
General freight carriers by state
- California142,993
- Texas124,164
- Florida91,544
- Georgia57,135
- New York54,442
- Pennsylvania44,402
- Illinois38,355
- Ohio34,240
- North Carolina33,582
- New Jersey32,081
- Minnesota29,489
- Wisconsin29,385
- Michigan27,910
- Washington25,730
- Maryland22,737
- Massachusetts22,436
- Colorado22,274
- Indiana21,526
- Arizona18,381
- Alabama16,185
- Virginia16,106
- South Carolina16,005
- Kentucky15,359
- Tennessee15,152
- Missouri14,639
- Oregon11,922
- Oklahoma11,718
- Utah11,346
- Iowa11,166
- Nebraska11,125
- Connecticut10,438
- Mississippi8,029
- Louisiana7,622
- Kansas7,547
- Nevada7,186
- Idaho6,591
- Arkansas5,955
- New Mexico5,817
- Maine4,671
- West Virginia4,215
- Montana3,988
- North Dakota3,619
- Puerto Rico3,551
- Wyoming3,187
- Alaska3,068
- Delaware3,008
- South Dakota3,003
- New Hampshire2,694
- Hawaii2,620
- Rhode Island2,149
- Vermont1,037
- District of Columbia444
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 728,735 · 65%
- 2–5
- 298,314 · 27%
- 6–20
- 71,925 · 6%
- 21+
- 25,257 · 2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many general freight carriers are there?
- 1,124,231 active carriers reported the general freight cargo code in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026.
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 this cargo type 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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