General freight carriers in Washington
25,730 active carriers based in Washington report the general freight cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 50% of the state's carriers and 2% of general freight carriers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
25,730
50% of Washington carriers
Authorized for hire
66%
16,915 carriers
Operate interstate
44%
11,221 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
79
1,758 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
93%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
66% of carriers in Washington hauling general freight are authorized for hire and 44% operate interstate. Most are small: 63% report one power unit or none, 28% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
79 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 1,758 in the last 12 months. 93% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 16,179 · 63%
- 2–5
- 7,233 · 28%
- 6–20
- 1,754 · 7%
- 21+
- 564 · 2%
Other cargo in Washington
- Building materials haulers18,366
- Construction haulers18,366
- Heavy machinery haulers9,666
- Log and lumber haulers7,764
- Farm supply haulers7,469
- Grain, feed and hay haulers7,263
- Produce haulers6,466
- Car haulers4,919
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers4,879
- Meat haulers4,879
- Metal coil and sheet haulers4,188
- Garbage and refuse haulers4,081
- Dry bulk carriers3,645
- Household goods movers3,327
- Paper products haulers3,277
- Intermodal container carriers3,242
- Beverage haulers3,015
- Utility carriers2,978
- Driveaway and towaway carriers2,414
- Livestock haulers2,223
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,498
- Passenger carriers1,401
- U.S. mail carriers970
- Chemical haulers939
- Water well carriers734
- Mobile home transporters536
- Oilfield equipment haulers499
- Coal haulers428
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How many general freight carriers are in Washington?
- 25,730 active carriers with a Washington physical address reported the general freight 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 Washington 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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