Trucking companies in South Carolina
25,120 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in South Carolina as of November 9, 2026, including 18,787 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
25,120
1% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
73%
18,232 carriers
Operate interstate
43%
10,862 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
133
2,557 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
88%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
South Carolina accounts for 1% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Columbia, Greenville and Summerville, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
73% of carriers in South Carolina are authorized for hire and 43% operate interstate. Most are small: 65% report one power unit or none, 26% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
133 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 2,557 in the last 12 months. 88% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in South Carolina
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Columbia1,591
- Greenville979
- Summerville747
- Spartanburg576
- Myrtle Beach541
- Florence506
- Charleston490
- Rock Hill472
- Greer438
- Lexington438
- Anderson419
- Sumter415
- North Charleston365
- Orangeburg364
- Inman307
- Simpsonville304
- Conway297
- Walterboro293
- West Columbia293
- Moncks Corner286
- Easley281
- Georgetown269
- Fort Mill262
- Aiken250
- Lancaster238
- N Charleston234
- Blythewood218
- North Augusta202
- Piedmont199
- Beaufort178
- Goose Creek178
- Bluffton177
- Ridgeland176
- Greenwood173
- Darlington167
- Elgin163
- Boiling Springs154
- Ladson154
- York151
- Taylors144
- Irmo141
- Chester140
- Duncan140
- Andrews136
- Clover136
- Gaffney136
- Newberry132
- Fountain Inn128
- Seneca121
- Gaston120
- Hardeeville118
- Hartsville117
- Hopkins114
- Winnsboro111
- Manning108
- Woodruff107
- Kingstree106
- Camden105
- Lugoff103
- Chesnee101
South Carolina carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers16,005
- Building materials haulers7,035
- Construction haulers7,035
- Log and lumber haulers4,396
- Heavy machinery haulers4,312
- Car haulers3,762
- Metal coil and sheet haulers3,062
- Dry bulk carriers2,357
- Paper products haulers2,339
- Farm supply haulers2,281
- Intermodal container carriers2,234
- Household goods movers2,011
- Produce haulers1,854
- Grain, feed and hay haulers1,832
- Driveaway and towaway carriers1,755
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers1,720
- Meat haulers1,720
- Utility carriers1,557
- Beverage haulers1,547
- Garbage and refuse haulers1,295
- U.S. mail carriers999
- Passenger carriers797
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers780
- Chemical haulers579
- Livestock haulers435
- Mobile home transporters427
- Coal haulers346
- Oilfield equipment haulers333
- Water well carriers279
South Carolina businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 16,435 · 65%
- 2–5
- 6,605 · 26%
- 6–20
- 1,530 · 6%
- 21+
- 550 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 249 · 89% active
- November 2025
- 169 · 93% active
- December 2025
- 205 · 92% active
- January 2026
- 257 · 91% active
- February 2026
- 255 · 91% active
- March 2026
- 305 · 90% active
- April 2026
- 293 · 91% active
- May 2026
- 211 · 91% active
- June 2026
- 253 · 91% active
- July 2026
- 228 · 93% active
- August 2026
- 241 · 91% active
- September 2026
- 227 · 96% active
- October 2026
- 163 · 94% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in South Carolina?
- 25,120 active motor carriers reported a South Carolina physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 18,787 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in South Carolina each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 235 carriers with a South 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 South 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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