Paper products haulers in the U.S.
129,727 active motor carriers report the paper products cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 6% of all active carriers.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
129,727
6% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
87%
112,276 carriers
Operate interstate
62%
80,612 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
275
3,558 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
92%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
The states with the most paper products haulers are Texas, California and Florida. Carriers can report several cargo codes, so a carrier can appear on more than one cargo page.
87% of carriers hauling paper products are authorized for hire and 62% operate interstate. Most are small: 57% report one power unit or none, 28% run two to five and 6% run more than 20.
275 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 3,558 in the last 12 months. 92% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Paper products haulers by state
- Texas16,684
- California15,917
- Florida9,483
- Georgia6,831
- Illinois5,950
- Pennsylvania4,526
- New York4,374
- North Carolina4,236
- Ohio4,156
- Minnesota3,335
- Washington3,277
- Michigan3,242
- Wisconsin3,148
- Indiana2,982
- New Jersey2,772
- Arizona2,613
- South Carolina2,339
- Colorado2,280
- Virginia2,239
- Maryland2,221
- Missouri2,185
- Tennessee2,148
- Alabama1,954
- Iowa1,531
- Oregon1,443
- Kentucky1,386
- Utah1,378
- Massachusetts1,320
- Oklahoma1,195
- Mississippi1,086
- Nebraska1,055
- Idaho1,026
- Kansas960
- Arkansas898
- Nevada891
- Louisiana888
- Connecticut835
- Maine805
- North Dakota504
- New Mexico434
- South Dakota394
- Alaska391
- Montana367
- Wyoming312
- Delaware305
- New Hampshire249
- Puerto Rico240
- West Virginia240
- Hawaii207
- Rhode Island201
- Vermont168
- District of Columbia52
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 73,359 · 57%
- 2–5
- 35,995 · 28%
- 6–20
- 13,175 · 10%
- 21+
- 7,198 · 6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many paper products haulers are there?
- 129,727 active carriers reported the paper products 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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