How many new trucking companies have registered recently?

Since January 1, 2024, 389,060 motor carriers have been added to the FMCSA Company Census. "New" here means the carrier's USDOT registration (its census add date) falls on or after that date. A census registration is the front door to interstate operating authority, but is not itself an operating-authority grant.

Which state has the most new trucking companies?

Texas leads with 44,431 carriers registered since January 2024, followed by California (43,456) and Florida (33,471). Those three states alone account for about 31% of all new registrations — they are also the largest trucking states overall.

Is a new FMCSA registration the same as a new operating authority?

No. A new census entry means a carrier obtained a USDOT number. Many will go on to apply for interstate operating authority (an MC number) and file insurance, but some operate intrastate or as private/exempt carriers and never need authority. We count registrations, which is the broadest and earliest public signal of a new carrier.

Where does this data come from?

The public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), filtered to active carriers with a census add date on or after 2024-01-01 and grouped by the carrier's registered physical-address state. It is refreshed automatically as the federal data updates.

New Trucking Companies by State

Since 2024-01-01, 389,060 new motor carriers have registered with the FMCSA and appeared in the federal Company Census (data as of 2026-08-02).

Since January 2024, 389,060 new motor carriers have registered with the FMCSA and appeared in the federal Company Census. The map below shows where they are based. “New” means a carrier’s USDOT registration was created on or after 2024-01-01 — the earliest public signal that a trucking company exists. It is the front door to operating authority, not an authority grant itself.

The headline numbers

389,060

New carriers since 2024

Texas

Top state

44,431

New carriers in TX

31%

Share in top 3 states

New-carrier registration is concentrated in the same large states that dominate the active fleet — but the long tail spreads across every state, a steady stream of new entrants the federal register absorbs each month.

New trucking companies across the country

Each state is shaded by the number of carriers registered since 2024-01-01, from light (fewer) to dark (more) — darker states are the bigger entry hubs. The smallest Northeast states and DC are labeled in the margin so their counts stay readable.

Show data table

New motor-carrier registrations by state since 2024-01-01 (top 12)
State	New carriers
Texas	44,431
California	43,456
Florida	33,471
Georgia	19,409
New York	18,124
Pennsylvania	16,118
New Jersey	13,076
North Carolina	12,856
Ohio	12,537
Illinois	12,381
Minnesota	9,117
Michigan	8,303

Entries and exits: two sides of the same churn

New registrations are only half the story. Because HaulReport keeps a daily history of the FMCSA data, we track the carriers leaving too. See how many carriers have left the register in our trucking companies going out of business study, follow the live arrivals on the newly registered trucking companies feed, or get the full active-fleet picture in our trucking industry statistics.

Explore a state in depth

Each state has its own trucking hub — registration stock, the freight types carriers there run, and live activity (new registrations, carriers marked inactive, recorded crashes) in one place.

Frequently asked questions

How many new trucking companies have registered recently?: Since January 1, 2024, 389,060 motor carriers have been added to the FMCSA Company Census. "New" here means the carrier's USDOT registration (its census add date) falls on or after that date. A census registration is the front door to interstate operating authority, but is not itself an operating-authority grant.
Which state has the most new trucking companies?: Texas leads with 44,431 carriers registered since January 2024, followed by California (43,456) and Florida (33,471). Those three states alone account for about 31% of all new registrations — they are also the largest trucking states overall.
Is a new FMCSA registration the same as a new operating authority?: No. A new census entry means a carrier obtained a USDOT number. Many will go on to apply for interstate operating authority (an MC number) and file insurance, but some operate intrastate or as private/exempt carriers and never need authority. We count registrations, which is the broadest and earliest public signal of a new carrier.
Where does this data come from?: The public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), filtered to active carriers with a census add date on or after 2024-01-01 and grouped by the carrier's registered physical-address state. It is refreshed automatically as the federal data updates.

Data: public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), compiled 2026-08-02. “New” carriers are active census records with an add date on or after 2024-01-01; counts are grouped by registered physical-address state and are a registration-entry signal, not operating-authority grants or an official FMCSA statistic. See methodology and data sources.