Trucking companies in North Carolina
54,284 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in North Carolina as of November 9, 2026, including 40,341 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
54,284
2% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
69%
37,498 carriers
Operate interstate
43%
23,513 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
331
5,309 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
89%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
North Carolina accounts for 2% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
69% of carriers in North Carolina are authorized for hire and 43% operate interstate. Most are small: 61% report one power unit or none, 29% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
331 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 5,309 in the last 12 months. 89% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in North Carolina
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Charlotte5,568
- Raleigh2,457
- Greensboro1,502
- Fayetteville1,114
- Durham924
- Winston-Salem907
- Concord726
- Monroe712
- High Point620
- Wilmington579
- Statesville483
- Clayton478
- Gastonia460
- Greenville446
- Lexington444
- Asheville428
- Sanford416
- Mooresville395
- Salisbury390
- Burlington368
- Wilson363
- Indian Trail362
- Rocky Mount362
- Goldsboro358
- Mount Airy344
- Jacksonville336
- Hickory332
- Garner315
- Matthews315
- Clinton309
- Cary294
- Thomasville294
- Asheboro287
- Wake Forest280
- Henderson268
- Zebulon266
- Lumberton260
- Huntersville244
- Kinston242
- Kernersville240
- Shelby238
- Lenoir232
- New Bern230
- Dunn226
- Raeford223
- Fuquay Varina218
- Wendell214
- Kannapolis213
- Knightdale213
- Morganton213
- Hendersonville208
- Apex205
- Elizabeth City200
- Waxhaw189
- Lincolnton187
- Mocksville181
- Oxford180
- Reidsville180
- Burnsville172
- Washington166
North Carolina carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers33,582
- Building materials haulers15,995
- Construction haulers15,995
- Heavy machinery haulers9,605
- Log and lumber haulers9,519
- Farm supply haulers6,362
- Grain, feed and hay haulers6,188
- Car haulers5,892
- Metal coil and sheet haulers5,184
- Dry bulk carriers4,550
- Produce haulers4,526
- Paper products haulers4,236
- Household goods movers3,989
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers3,819
- Meat haulers3,819
- Garbage and refuse haulers3,234
- Utility carriers3,038
- Beverage haulers2,998
- Driveaway and towaway carriers2,753
- Intermodal container carriers2,286
- U.S. mail carriers2,001
- Passenger carriers1,604
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,593
- Livestock haulers1,353
- Chemical haulers971
- Mobile home transporters738
- Coal haulers657
- Water well carriers647
- Oilfield equipment haulers552
North Carolina businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 33,102 · 61%
- 2–5
- 15,959 · 29%
- 6–20
- 4,058 · 7%
- 21+
- 1,165 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 500 · 89% active
- November 2025
- 435 · 89% active
- December 2025
- 436 · 90% active
- January 2026
- 493 · 90% active
- February 2026
- 479 · 89% active
- March 2026
- 512 · 92% active
- April 2026
- 491 · 93% active
- May 2026
- 496 · 87% active
- June 2026
- 547 · 90% active
- July 2026
- 538 · 95% active
- August 2026
- 501 · 96% active
- September 2026
- 477 · 94% active
- October 2026
- 431 · 97% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in North Carolina?
- 54,284 active motor carriers reported a North Carolina physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 40,341 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in North Carolina each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 487 carriers with a North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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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