Meat haulers in Illinois
5,712 active carriers based in Illinois report the meat cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 10% of the state's carriers and 4% of meat haulers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
5,712
10% of Illinois carriers
Authorized for hire
91%
5,226 carriers
Operate interstate
80%
4,589 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
7
256 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
96%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
91% of carriers in Illinois hauling meat are authorized for hire and 80% operate interstate. Most are small: 49% report one power unit or none, 26% run two to five and 11% run more than 20.
7 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 256 in the last 12 months. 96% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 2,824 · 49%
- 2–5
- 1,473 · 26%
- 6–20
- 779 · 14%
- 21+
- 636 · 11%
Other cargo in Illinois
- General freight carriers38,355
- Grain, feed and hay haulers12,456
- Building materials haulers12,454
- Construction haulers12,454
- Farm supply haulers9,166
- Heavy machinery haulers8,612
- Metal coil and sheet haulers6,730
- Dry bulk carriers6,160
- Paper products haulers5,950
- Car haulers5,734
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers5,712
- Produce haulers5,234
- Log and lumber haulers5,206
- Beverage haulers4,456
- Household goods movers3,963
- Intermodal container carriers3,472
- U.S. mail carriers3,074
- Utility carriers2,762
- Livestock haulers2,659
- Driveaway and towaway carriers2,414
- Garbage and refuse haulers2,235
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers2,142
- Chemical haulers1,951
- Coal haulers1,432
- Passenger carriers1,086
- Oilfield equipment haulers935
- Water well carriers730
- Mobile home transporters655
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How many meat haulers are in Illinois?
- 5,712 active carriers with a Illinois physical address reported the meat 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 Illinois and 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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