HaulLog & Lumber Hauling Companies
167,397 active U.S. motor carriers (7.6% of all active carriers) report logs, poles, beams & lumber as a cargo type in the FMCSA Company Census. Log, pole and lumber carriers move timber and dimensional wood — a segment concentrated in forestry regions and built on small, specialized fleets running log trailers and flatbeds.
The headline numbers
Log and lumber hauling is heavily small-fleet and intrastate, matching the regional nature of forest-to-mill transport.
Where log & lumber hauling companies are based
Each state is shaded by the number of active carriers reporting this cargo type, from light (fewer) to dark (more), based on each carrier’s registered physical-address state. The smallest Northeast states and DC are labeled in the margin so their counts stay readable.
Show data table
| State | Carriers |
|---|---|
| New York | 11,445 |
| Texas | 10,491 |
| Georgia | 9,881 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,446 |
| Florida | 8,015 |
| Wisconsin | 7,240 |
| Alabama | 6,476 |
| Michigan | 6,375 |
| Minnesota | 6,279 |
| California | 6,212 |
| North Carolina | 6,185 |
| Kentucky | 5,687 |
Fleet size: who actually hauls this freight
89.2% of these carriers run six trucks or fewer and just 0.5% run a hundred or more — the fleet shape that determines how capacity and pricing behave in this segment.
Interstate vs. intrastate operation
30.7% operate interstate (across state lines, the trigger for federal operating authority) and 69.3% operate intrastate. Confirm the carrier's authority and insurance are active; log hauling involves securement-heavy loads and regional permits.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many log and lumber trucking companies are there?
- This page shows the current count of active carriers that flag logs, poles, beams and lumber in the Company Census.
- Which state has the most log & lumber hauling companies?
- New York leads with 11,445 active carriers reporting this cargo type, based on each carrier's registered physical-address state. The full state breakdown is on this page.
- Where does this data come from?
- The public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), filtered to active carriers that report this cargo-classification flag and grouped by registered state, fleet size, operation type and hazmat indicator. It refreshes automatically as the federal data updates.