Passenger carriers in North Carolina
1,604 active carriers based in North Carolina report the passengers cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 3% of the state's carriers and 2% of passenger carriers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
1,604
3% of North Carolina carriers
Authorized for hire
48%
768 carriers
Operate interstate
43%
684 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
0
61 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
92%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
100%
Business or cell phone
48% of carriers in North Carolina hauling passengers are authorized for hire and 43% operate interstate. Most are small: 43% report one power unit or none, 35% run two to five and 7% run more than 20.
0 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 61 in the last 12 months. 92% 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
- 682 · 43%
- 2–5
- 558 · 35%
- 6–20
- 258 · 16%
- 21+
- 106 · 7%
Other cargo in North Carolina
- 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
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,593
- Livestock haulers1,353
- Chemical haulers971
- Mobile home transporters738
- Coal haulers657
- Water well carriers647
- Oilfield equipment haulers552
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How many passenger carriers are in North Carolina?
- 1,604 active carriers with a North Carolina physical address reported the passengers 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 North Carolina 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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