Trucking companies in Puerto Rico
5,394 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Puerto Rico as of November 9, 2026, including 3,707 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
5,394
<1% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
75%
4,031 carriers
Operate interstate
3%
157 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
44
408 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
96%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
88%
Business or cell phone
Puerto Rico accounts for <1% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are San Juan, Bayamon and Carolina, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
75% of carriers in Puerto Rico are authorized for hire and 3% operate interstate. Most are small: 52% report one power unit or none, 34% run two to five and 4% run more than 20.
44 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 408 in the last 12 months. 96% reported a business email and 88% a phone number.
Cities in Puerto Rico
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
Puerto Rico carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers3,551
- Building materials haulers906
- Construction haulers906
- Passenger carriers883
- Driveaway and towaway carriers681
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers669
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers369
- Meat haulers369
- Produce haulers324
- Intermodal container carriers312
- Utility carriers292
- Household goods movers263
- Beverage haulers252
- Log and lumber haulers244
- Paper products haulers240
- Car haulers238
- Chemical haulers233
- Heavy machinery haulers228
- Metal coil and sheet haulers198
- Garbage and refuse haulers139
- Dry bulk carriers125
- Grain, feed and hay haulers119
- Farm supply haulers100
- Coal haulers77
- Water well carriers69
- U.S. mail carriers68
- Mobile home transporters25
Puerto Rico businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 2,781 · 52%
- 2–5
- 1,843 · 34%
- 6–20
- 555 · 10%
- 21+
- 215 · 4%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 53 · 98% active
- November 2025
- 27 · 100% active
- December 2025
- 37 · 97% active
- January 2026
- 31 · 100% active
- February 2026
- 34 · 100% active
- March 2026
- 40 · 100% active
- April 2026
- 37 · 100% active
- May 2026
- 33 · 100% active
- June 2026
- 36 · 97% active
- July 2026
- 23 · 100% active
- August 2026
- 26 · 100% active
- September 2026
- 39 · 92% active
- October 2026
- 46 · 100% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Puerto Rico?
- 5,394 active motor carriers reported a Puerto Rico physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 3,707 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Puerto Rico each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 36 carriers with a Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico 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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