HaulDump Truck & Construction Hauling Companies
Dump trucks move aggregate, demolition debris and construction material, usually on short regional hauls. FMCSA records a carrier's cargo flags and operation type, not its truck body type, so there is no "dump truck" classification in the public data. The closest signals are the Construction flag (538,654 active carriers) and the Building materials flag (10,526), which together describe the construction-hauling segment.
The headline numbers
Construction hauling is the mirror image of long-haul freight: it is overwhelmingly local and small-fleet. 76.7% of building-materials carriers run six power units or fewer and 13.8% stay intrastate — the signature of dump and aggregate work that runs job-site to quarry within a single state. Just 2.8% run fleets of 100+ trucks.
Where construction haulers are based
Active carriers flagging Building materials by registered physical-address state — a proxy for where dump and aggregate fleets are headquartered, tracking population and construction activity.
Show data table
| State | Carriers |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,121 |
| Florida | 560 |
| Pennsylvania | 517 |
| California | 487 |
| Georgia | 394 |
| Illinois | 381 |
| Ohio | 354 |
| North Carolina | 335 |
| New York | 320 |
| Washington | 290 |
| Alabama | 280 |
| Wisconsin | 265 |
Fleet size: who actually runs this freight
Among carriers flagging Building materials, 76.7% run six trucks or fewer and only 2.8% run 100 or more — one of the most fragmented, locally-owned segments in trucking.
Interstate vs. intrastate operation
13.8% operate intrastate versus 86.1% interstate. Dump and aggregate hauling rarely crosses state lines, so most of these carriers fall under state rather than federal operating-authority rules.
Vet a specific carrier
These are aggregate counts. To check a single company, look it up by name or USDOT number, read our guide to vetting a carrier before you book, and learn how to spot double-brokering and carrier fraud. Compare freight types on the cargo-type pillar or see the national industry statistics.
Example published carriers
- WARREN TRANSPORT INC — WATERLOO, IA
- POOLE CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED — TEXLINE, TX
- U R M STORES INC — SPOKANE, WA
- MILK TRANSPORTATION LLC — MARTINS FERRY, OH
- COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC — MOUNT AIRY, NC
Frequently asked questions
- How many dump truck companies are there in the US?
- FMCSA records cargo flags and operation type, not truck body types, so there is no exact "dump truck" count. The closest public signals are 538,654 active carriers flagging Construction and 10,526 flagging Building materials — the segment dump and aggregate haulers operate in.
- Are dump truck and aggregate haulers mostly small companies?
- Yes. 76.7% of building-materials carriers run six power units or fewer and just 2.8% run 100 or more. Construction hauling is dominated by small, locally-owned operators.
- Do construction haulers operate across state lines?
- Mostly not. 13.8% operate intrastate, reflecting short job-site-to-quarry hauls. Only 86.1% operate interstate under federal authority.