Refrigerated (reefer) carriers in the U.S.
134,596 active motor carriers report the refrigerated food cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 6% of all active carriers.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
134,596
6% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
85%
113,795 carriers
Operate interstate
66%
89,269 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
214
5,875 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 refrigerated (reefer) carriers are California, Texas and Florida. Carriers can report several cargo codes, so a carrier can appear on more than one cargo page.
85% of carriers hauling refrigerated food are authorized for hire and 66% operate interstate. Most are small: 60% report one power unit or none, 27% run two to five and 4% run more than 20.
214 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 5,875 in the last 12 months. 93% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Refrigerated (reefer) carriers by state
- California21,861
- Texas13,922
- Florida11,079
- Georgia6,062
- Illinois5,712
- New York5,325
- Washington4,879
- Pennsylvania4,579
- North Carolina3,819
- Minnesota3,635
- Ohio3,469
- New Jersey3,271
- Wisconsin2,922
- Michigan2,914
- Indiana2,856
- Arizona2,654
- Colorado2,474
- Maryland2,213
- Virginia2,192
- Missouri1,929
- Iowa1,891
- South Carolina1,720
- Tennessee1,678
- Massachusetts1,629
- Oregon1,600
- Utah1,471
- Alabama1,465
- Idaho1,396
- Nebraska1,379
- Mississippi1,041
- Kentucky992
- Oklahoma960
- Kansas946
- Connecticut895
- Nevada843
- Arkansas828
- Louisiana743
- Maine637
- North Dakota577
- South Dakota486
- Delaware457
- New Mexico445
- Alaska391
- Hawaii378
- Puerto Rico369
- Montana359
- Wyoming309
- New Hampshire238
- West Virginia228
- Rhode Island219
- Vermont129
- District of Columbia59
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 80,197 · 60%
- 2–5
- 36,579 · 27%
- 6–20
- 12,224 · 9%
- 21+
- 5,596 · 4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many refrigerated (reefer) carriers are there?
- 134,596 active carriers reported the refrigerated food 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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