Trucking companies in Connecticut
21,777 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Connecticut as of November 9, 2026, including 12,898 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
21,777
<1% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
43%
9,354 carriers
Operate interstate
39%
8,497 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
130
1,892 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
87%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Connecticut accounts for <1% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Danbury, Bridgeport and Stamford, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
43% of carriers in Connecticut are authorized for hire and 39% operate interstate. Most are small: 58% report one power unit or none, 33% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
130 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 1,892 in the last 12 months. 87% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Connecticut
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Danbury859
- Bridgeport833
- Stamford801
- Hartford688
- Waterbury617
- Norwalk600
- New Haven470
- East Hartford412
- New Britain401
- West Haven347
- Meriden346
- Bristol302
- Stratford298
- Wallingford293
- Bloomfield291
- Hamden289
- Shelton269
- Windsor252
- Manchester251
- Milford243
- New Milford229
- Middletown228
- North Haven217
- Newington215
- South Windsor197
- West Hartford192
- Bethel191
- Greenwich186
- Southington186
- Torrington186
- East Haven185
- Naugatuck181
- Enfield174
- Fairfield174
- Glastonbury174
- Cheshire173
- Wolcott161
- Plainville156
- Branford154
- Brookfield154
- Berlin148
- Monroe145
- Norwich142
- Trumbull140
- Rocky Hill135
- Newtown128
- Oxford128
- Ellington127
- Seymour123
- Guilford119
- Watertown115
- Orange112
- Windsor Locks108
- Ansonia106
- Tolland104
- Colchester102
- Thomaston95
- Waterford95
- Wethersfield94
- Farmington93
Connecticut carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers10,438
- Building materials haulers8,872
- Construction haulers8,872
- Heavy machinery haulers4,184
- Log and lumber haulers2,808
- Car haulers2,070
- Garbage and refuse haulers1,725
- Farm supply haulers1,547
- Metal coil and sheet haulers1,477
- Household goods movers1,450
- Utility carriers1,245
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,034
- Driveaway and towaway carriers1,013
- Grain, feed and hay haulers935
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers895
- Meat haulers895
- Dry bulk carriers889
- Produce haulers875
- Paper products haulers835
- Passenger carriers770
- Beverage haulers642
- Intermodal container carriers475
- U.S. mail carriers429
- Livestock haulers293
- Chemical haulers260
- Water well carriers199
- Mobile home transporters166
- Coal haulers146
- Oilfield equipment haulers99
Connecticut businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 12,638 · 58%
- 2–5
- 7,112 · 33%
- 6–20
- 1,611 · 7%
- 21+
- 416 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 153 · 93% active
- November 2025
- 129 · 92% active
- December 2025
- 129 · 94% active
- January 2026
- 126 · 97% active
- February 2026
- 170 · 92% active
- March 2026
- 197 · 95% active
- April 2026
- 177 · 97% active
- May 2026
- 188 · 90% active
- June 2026
- 195 · 92% active
- July 2026
- 190 · 88% active
- August 2026
- 167 · 96% active
- September 2026
- 201 · 94% active
- October 2026
- 169 · 96% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Connecticut?
- 21,777 active motor carriers reported a Connecticut physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 12,898 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Connecticut each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 169 carriers with a Connecticut address were added to the Census per month. Daily Leads publishes them every morning by 8 AM Eastern.
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 Connecticut 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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