General freight carriers in Kentucky
15,359 active carriers based in Kentucky report the general freight cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 35% of the state's carriers and 1% of general freight carriers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
15,359
35% of Kentucky carriers
Authorized for hire
55%
8,502 carriers
Operate interstate
41%
6,342 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
56
1,244 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
88%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
100%
Business or cell phone
55% of carriers in Kentucky hauling general freight are authorized for hire and 41% operate interstate. Most are small: 60% report one power unit or none, 31% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
56 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 1,244 in the last 12 months. 88% 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
- 9,286 · 60%
- 2–5
- 4,718 · 31%
- 6–20
- 1,031 · 7%
- 21+
- 324 · 2%
Other cargo in Kentucky
- Building materials haulers12,142
- Construction haulers12,142
- Heavy machinery haulers9,555
- Log and lumber haulers7,325
- Grain, feed and hay haulers6,557
- Farm supply haulers6,446
- Car haulers4,756
- Metal coil and sheet haulers3,104
- Livestock haulers2,489
- Driveaway and towaway carriers2,337
- Utility carriers2,075
- Dry bulk carriers2,035
- Garbage and refuse haulers2,009
- Coal haulers1,833
- Household goods movers1,776
- Paper products haulers1,386
- Produce haulers1,244
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,074
- Passenger carriers1,041
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers992
- Meat haulers992
- Beverage haulers945
- Intermodal container carriers706
- Chemical haulers585
- Mobile home transporters585
- Oilfield equipment haulers534
- U.S. mail carriers488
- Water well carriers306
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How many general freight carriers are in Kentucky?
- 15,359 active carriers with a Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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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