Trucking companies in Maryland
44,357 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Maryland as of November 9, 2026, including 27,837 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
44,357
2% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
49%
21,600 carriers
Operate interstate
41%
18,009 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
190
3,259 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
82%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Maryland accounts for 2% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Baltimore, Silver Spring and Frederick, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
49% of carriers in Maryland are authorized for hire and 41% operate interstate. Most are small: 62% report one power unit or none, 30% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
190 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 3,259 in the last 12 months. 82% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Maryland
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Baltimore4,324
- Silver Spring1,450
- Frederick1,077
- Gaithersburg941
- Laurel892
- Hyattsville880
- Glen Burnie827
- Hagerstown776
- Upper Marlboro684
- Rockville678
- Waldorf672
- Bowie592
- Westminster591
- Annapolis582
- Pasadena551
- Salisbury513
- Beltsville511
- Lanham466
- Columbia463
- Clinton437
- Germantown419
- Owings Mills415
- Easton355
- Elkridge344
- Bel Air323
- Severn316
- Reisterstown292
- Elkton290
- Middle River283
- Temple Hills277
- Jessup275
- Dundalk267
- Capitol Heights261
- Mount Airy257
- Brandywine252
- Hanover251
- Essex248
- Sykesville246
- Ellicott City240
- Fort Washington240
- Cambridge236
- Randallstown236
- Mechanicsville230
- Rosedale223
- Aberdeen221
- Halethorpe213
- Uppr Marlboro212
- Windsor Mill210
- Gwynn Oak205
- Oakland192
- Catonsville191
- Parkville189
- Millersville185
- Odenton185
- Edgewood183
- Joppa182
- Brooklyn180
- Riverdale175
- Pikesville173
- Oxon Hill172
Maryland carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers22,737
- Building materials haulers17,014
- Construction haulers17,014
- Heavy machinery haulers6,963
- Garbage and refuse haulers5,609
- Car haulers5,435
- Log and lumber haulers5,382
- Household goods movers4,088
- Metal coil and sheet haulers3,354
- Driveaway and towaway carriers3,346
- Farm supply haulers3,336
- Utility carriers2,972
- Grain, feed and hay haulers2,515
- Dry bulk carriers2,475
- Produce haulers2,276
- Paper products haulers2,221
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers2,213
- Meat haulers2,213
- Passenger carriers1,764
- Beverage haulers1,602
- Intermodal container carriers1,417
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,217
- U.S. mail carriers1,211
- Chemical haulers682
- Livestock haulers539
- Coal haulers469
- Mobile home transporters423
- Water well carriers384
- Oilfield equipment haulers255
Maryland businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 27,311 · 62%
- 2–5
- 13,199 · 30%
- 6–20
- 3,004 · 7%
- 21+
- 843 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 289 · 93% active
- November 2025
- 231 · 91% active
- December 2025
- 265 · 90% active
- January 2026
- 327 · 93% active
- February 2026
- 265 · 94% active
- March 2026
- 367 · 95% active
- April 2026
- 304 · 96% active
- May 2026
- 330 · 93% active
- June 2026
- 344 · 91% active
- July 2026
- 258 · 91% active
- August 2026
- 272 · 96% active
- September 2026
- 296 · 98% active
- October 2026
- 247 · 98% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Maryland?
- 44,357 active motor carriers reported a Maryland physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 27,837 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Maryland each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 292 carriers with a Maryland 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 Maryland 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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