How many trucking companies are in Illinois?

12,596 motor carriers have registered in Illinois on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 10th-most of any state. That is a cumulative registration count — a carrier first appearing on the register — not a count of currently active authorities, and some later go inactive.

What kind of freight do Illinois carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Illinois carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,655), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,801), refrigerated food (reefer) (3,454). Cargo classes are self-reported on the registration and can overlap, so a carrier may appear under more than one type.

Is "inactive" the same as going out of business?

No. "Inactive" reflects a change in public FMCSA registration/authority status — a lapsed biennial MCS-150, administrative deactivation, merger, or genuine exit — and some carriers later reactivate. We never report it as a confirmed business closure.

Where does this data come from and how current is it?

Public FMCSA records (Company Census dataset az4n-8mr2, plus the crash and operating-authority registers). HaulReport aggregates the register and compares daily snapshots, beginning Jun 12, 2026. The live activity figures appear once they accrue state-level volume. These are registration records, not safety ratings or official FMCSA statistics.

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Trucking companies in Illinois.

A single view of the Illinois trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 12,596 carriers registered since 2024 (10th nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

12,596

Carriers registered since 2024

3.2%

Share of U.S. registrations

662

New (30-day window)

771

Marked inactive

619

Crashes recorded

Illinois ranks 10th of all states for new carrier registrations since 2024. Live activity figures are bound to the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026.

What Illinois carriers haul

Carriers in Illinois by self-reported cargo class (the freight types HaulReport tracks). Illinois ranks in the national top 5 for grain, feed & hay (3rd) and chemicals (5th). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Grain, feed & hay · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Household goods (movers) · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Intermodal containers · Livestock · Liquids & gases (tanker).

Live FMCSA activity in Illinois

662 new carrier registrations — see the list →
771 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: -109 (new − inactive)
7 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
619 recorded crashes — Illinois crash data →

Counts cover the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026. Each figure is an independent public-record count for Illinois; we don't blend them into one score.

Newest carrier registrations in Illinois

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Sep 15, 2026	STONEY’S ENTERPRISE L.L.C.	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Sep 15, 2026	UNIMON LOGISTICS LLC	Northbrook, IL	Interstate
Sep 15, 2026	HAUL STAR TRUCKING LLC	Matteson, IL	Interstate
Sep 15, 2026	WANAKE LLC	Chicago, IL	Intrastate
Sep 15, 2026	MARTINS TOWING	Bushnell, IL	Intrastate
Sep 15, 2026	J&M IKENYE TRUCKING	Shorewood, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	YOUNGS DELIVERY SERVICE LLC	Broadview, IL	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	FOUR KINGS FREIGHT & LOGISTICS LLC	Dolton, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	NGF LOGISTICS LLC	Warrenville, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	FAST LANE LLC	Huntley, IL	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	ZELLER DIGITAL INNOVATIONS, INC.	Bloomington, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	ROYAL GOLD FREIGHT INC	Plainfield, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	NAMIKAZE LLC	Mount Prospect, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	BLACK STONE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	Skokie, IL	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	ROADMARK GROUP LLC	Palos Hills, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	NAS TRUCKING CORP.	Oak Forest, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	MTMS TRANSPORT INC	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	EIGHT HUNDRED TRUCKING CO	Orland Park, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	KLR GLOBAL LLC	Belleville, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	LIGHTWAY LOGISTICS LLC	Schaumburg, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	THE HARRIETTE LLC	Skokie, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	WOODFORK FAMILY TRUCKING LLC	Maywood, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	CLIQUE LOGISTICS LLC	Spring Valley, IL	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	REVERSE DOMESTIC LOGISTICS INC	Chicago, IL	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	THE ROLL-OFF TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC	Arlington Heights, IL	Intrastate

Most recent carriers to appear on the FMCSA register in Illinois. Each links to its full HaulReport profile and change timeline.

Explore Illinois trucking data

National views: new carriers by state · activity by state · trucking by cargo type · industry statistics.

How HaulReport measures this

HaulReport aggregates the public FMCSA Company Census and captures daily snapshots of the registration, crash, and operating-authority registers, counting the differences by state. The “registered since 2024” figure is a cumulative count of carriers first appearing on the register in Illinois; the live activity figures cover the 30-day window since Jun 12, 2026. Cargo classes come from the carrier's self-reported registration flags and can overlap. Because these are public registration databases, they reflect filing activity, not operational outcomes, and can lag real-world events. See methodology and data sources.

Frequently asked questions

How many trucking companies are in Illinois?: 12,596 motor carriers have registered in Illinois on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 10th-most of any state. That is a cumulative registration count — a carrier first appearing on the register — not a count of currently active authorities, and some later go inactive.
What kind of freight do Illinois carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Illinois carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,655), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,801), refrigerated food (reefer) (3,454). Cargo classes are self-reported on the registration and can overlap, so a carrier may appear under more than one type.
Is "inactive" the same as going out of business?: No. "Inactive" reflects a change in public FMCSA registration/authority status — a lapsed biennial MCS-150, administrative deactivation, merger, or genuine exit — and some carriers later reactivate. We never report it as a confirmed business closure.
Where does this data come from and how current is it?: Public FMCSA records (Company Census dataset az4n-8mr2, plus the crash and operating-authority registers). HaulReport aggregates the register and compares daily snapshots, beginning Jun 12, 2026. The live activity figures appear once they accrue state-level volume. These are registration records, not safety ratings or official FMCSA statistics.

Data: public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), plus the crash and operating-authority registers, via HaulReport's register aggregation + daily difference capture since Jun 12, 2026; refreshed Sep 15, 2026. “Inactive” reflects a public registration/authority-status change, not a confirmed business closure, and these are not official FMCSA statistics. See methodology and data sources.