General freight carriers in Iowa
11,166 active carriers based in Iowa report the general freight cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 42% of the state's carriers and <1% of general freight carriers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
11,166
42% of Iowa carriers
Authorized for hire
76%
8,469 carriers
Operate interstate
61%
6,776 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
41
698 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
87%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
100%
Business or cell phone
76% of carriers in Iowa hauling general freight are authorized for hire and 61% operate interstate. Most are small: 54% report one power unit or none, 33% run two to five and 4% run more than 20.
41 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 698 in the last 12 months. 87% reported a business email and 100% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 6,055 · 54%
- 2–5
- 3,656 · 33%
- 6–20
- 1,056 · 9%
- 21+
- 399 · 4%
Other cargo in Iowa
- Grain, feed and hay haulers11,937
- Building materials haulers7,122
- Construction haulers7,122
- Farm supply haulers5,629
- Heavy machinery haulers5,505
- Livestock haulers5,206
- Dry bulk carriers3,620
- Car haulers2,650
- Log and lumber haulers2,564
- Metal coil and sheet haulers2,353
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers1,891
- Meat haulers1,891
- Paper products haulers1,531
- Driveaway and towaway carriers1,520
- Produce haulers1,456
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,438
- Household goods movers1,123
- Beverage haulers1,114
- Garbage and refuse haulers965
- Utility carriers880
- Passenger carriers838
- Chemical haulers730
- Intermodal container carriers562
- U.S. mail carriers491
- Water well carriers330
- Coal haulers321
- Oilfield equipment haulers272
- Mobile home transporters248
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How many general freight carriers are in Iowa?
- 11,166 active carriers with a Iowa physical address 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 Iowa 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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