Trucking companies in Texas
194,535 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Texas as of November 9, 2026, including 147,746 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
194,535
9% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
81%
157,767 carriers
Operate interstate
29%
57,112 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
1,195
19,562 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
87%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Texas accounts for 9% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
81% of carriers in Texas are authorized for hire and 29% operate interstate. Most are small: 67% report one power unit or none, 25% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
1,195 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 19,562 in the last 12 months. 87% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Texas
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Houston23,607
- Dallas8,129
- San Antonio7,172
- Laredo5,432
- Fort Worth5,146
- El Paso3,974
- Austin3,930
- Odessa3,772
- Katy3,334
- Midland2,994
- Arlington2,151
- Spring1,974
- Irving1,705
- Edinburg1,554
- Grand Prairie1,545
- Humble1,537
- Amarillo1,507
- Mission1,417
- Conroe1,278
- Richmond1,238
- Garland1,233
- Cypress1,214
- Lubbock1,134
- McAllen1,119
- Brownsville1,032
- Pasadena950
- Tyler942
- Mesquite913
- Plano879
- Round Rock814
- McKinney802
- Cleveland798
- New Braunfels795
- Beaumont771
- Corpus Christi719
- Pearland714
- Missouri City694
- Pflugerville686
- Eagle Pass680
- Forney678
- Pharr675
- Carrollton668
- Bryan661
- Waco661
- Desoto647
- Frisco636
- Lewisville617
- Baytown605
- Longview585
- Lancaster582
- Killeen563
- Sugar Land563
- Abilene562
- Weatherford562
- San Angelo554
- Tomball540
- Mansfield539
- Georgetown536
- Weslaco516
- Waxahachie501
Texas carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers124,164
- Building materials haulers57,658
- Construction haulers57,658
- Heavy machinery haulers29,053
- Metal coil and sheet haulers22,988
- Log and lumber haulers21,761
- Grain, feed and hay haulers19,419
- Dry bulk carriers18,450
- Oilfield equipment haulers17,011
- Car haulers16,960
- Farm supply haulers16,875
- Paper products haulers16,684
- Produce haulers14,544
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers13,922
- Meat haulers13,922
- Beverage haulers13,248
- Household goods movers13,198
- Utility carriers11,381
- Intermodal container carriers8,989
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers7,602
- Garbage and refuse haulers7,493
- Driveaway and towaway carriers6,238
- Livestock haulers5,689
- U.S. mail carriers5,395
- Chemical haulers4,602
- Water well carriers3,585
- Passenger carriers3,348
- Mobile home transporters2,901
- Coal haulers2,703
Texas businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 129,604 · 67%
- 2–5
- 49,378 · 25%
- 6–20
- 11,581 · 6%
- 21+
- 3,972 · 2%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 1,711 · 88% active
- November 2025
- 1,233 · 91% active
- December 2025
- 1,275 · 92% active
- January 2026
- 1,709 · 92% active
- February 2026
- 1,700 · 93% active
- March 2026
- 1,975 · 93% active
- April 2026
- 1,931 · 93% active
- May 2026
- 2,058 · 89% active
- June 2026
- 2,062 · 90% active
- July 2026
- 1,945 · 93% active
- August 2026
- 1,918 · 94% active
- September 2026
- 1,896 · 96% active
- October 2026
- 1,509 · 96% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Texas?
- 194,535 active motor carriers reported a Texas physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 147,746 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Texas each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 1,763 carriers with a Texas 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 Texas 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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