Trucking companies in Michigan
78,196 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Michigan as of November 9, 2026, including 36,801 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
78,196
4% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
41%
32,051 carriers
Operate interstate
18%
14,424 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
206
3,659 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
62%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Michigan accounts for 4% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Detroit, Grand Rapids and Warren, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
41% of carriers in Michigan are authorized for hire and 18% operate interstate. Most are small: 56% report one power unit or none, 34% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
206 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 3,659 in the last 12 months. 62% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Michigan
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Detroit3,996
- Grand Rapids1,727
- Warren1,213
- Dearborn1,202
- Lansing967
- Livonia852
- Sterling Heights809
- Saginaw717
- Flint709
- Kalamazoo672
- Southfield639
- Troy631
- Traverse City630
- Howell618
- Holland608
- Jackson572
- Waterford566
- Canton564
- Macomb562
- Romulus529
- Taylor525
- Westland500
- Battle Creek485
- Pontiac467
- Ann Arbor461
- Muskegon442
- Redford439
- Ypsilanti430
- Brighton415
- Farmington Hills415
- Clinton Township411
- Bay City395
- Wyoming392
- Dearborn Heights379
- Roseville372
- Clinton Twp362
- Shelby Township353
- Shelby Twp350
- Novi324
- Plymouth303
- Zeeland302
- Hudsonville301
- Rochester Hills301
- Monroe299
- Chesterfield298
- Lapeer285
- Clarkston284
- Wixom280
- Belleville270
- Byron Center266
- Owosso263
- Charlotte261
- Adrian260
- Midland255
- Fenton250
- Lincoln Park250
- Milford248
- Auburn Hills236
- Royal Oak234
- Port Huron232
Michigan carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers27,910
- Building materials haulers22,877
- Construction haulers22,877
- Heavy machinery haulers15,652
- Grain, feed and hay haulers10,899
- Farm supply haulers9,700
- Log and lumber haulers8,268
- Car haulers7,710
- Utility carriers5,294
- Metal coil and sheet haulers5,110
- Produce haulers4,343
- Household goods movers4,275
- Dry bulk carriers3,916
- Garbage and refuse haulers3,702
- Livestock haulers3,661
- Driveaway and towaway carriers3,571
- Paper products haulers3,242
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers2,914
- Meat haulers2,914
- Passenger carriers2,788
- Beverage haulers2,383
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers2,062
- Chemical haulers1,484
- Intermodal container carriers1,408
- U.S. mail carriers1,232
- Water well carriers830
- Oilfield equipment haulers727
- Mobile home transporters691
- Coal haulers521
Michigan businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 43,696 · 56%
- 2–5
- 26,947 · 34%
- 6–20
- 5,876 · 8%
- 21+
- 1,677 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 330 · 88% active
- November 2025
- 241 · 94% active
- December 2025
- 242 · 93% active
- January 2026
- 314 · 91% active
- February 2026
- 286 · 92% active
- March 2026
- 410 · 94% active
- April 2026
- 452 · 95% active
- May 2026
- 386 · 89% active
- June 2026
- 405 · 88% active
- July 2026
- 334 · 92% active
- August 2026
- 336 · 96% active
- September 2026
- 322 · 96% active
- October 2026
- 261 · 96% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Michigan?
- 78,196 active motor carriers reported a Michigan physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 36,801 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Michigan each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 332 carriers with a Michigan 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 Michigan 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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