How many trucking companies are in Illinois?

11,504 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 (10,172), building materials (5,155), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,511). 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.

● Trucking in Illinois · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in Illinois.

A single view of the Illinois trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 11,504 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.”

11,504

Carriers registered since 2024

3.1%

Share of U.S. registrations

New (16-day window)

Marked inactive

Crashes recorded

Illinois ranks 10th of all states for new carrier registrations since 2024. Live activity figures are bound to the 16-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 (4th). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Grain, feed & hay · Building materials · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Livestock · Household goods (movers) · Intermodal containers.

Live FMCSA activity in Illinois

78 new carrier registrations — see the list →
26 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +52 (new − inactive)
42 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
60 recorded crashes — Illinois crash data →

Counts cover the 16-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
Jun 27, 2026	WILDFIRE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC	Carol Stream, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	MASTER FENCE INC	Steger, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	HMA LOGISTICS INC	Bensenville, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	LKR2 SERVICES INC.	Chicago, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	INOVA TRANS INC	Naperville, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	KATSS & S LLC	Dixon, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SULTONOVS GLOBAL CORP	Chicago Ridge, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	GREEN MONSTER TRANSPORT LLC	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	CALDWELL & ROTHSC INVESTMENTS LLC	Bolingbrook, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	SEERA XPRESS INC	Palos Hills, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	BLUE RIDGE LOGISTICS INC	Crest Hill, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	TWO VISION GLOBAL ENTERPRISE LLC	Lombard, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	STRONGHOUSE SOLUTIONS, LLC	Oak Brook, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	GRUZOVI-CHECK LLC	Des Plaines, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	BDN TRANS INC	Algonquin, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SWEIS TRUCKING LLC	Tinley Park, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	FOFOS AUTO TRANSPORT	Chicago Ridge, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	MIGHTYMEN HAUL STARS INC.	Chicago, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	3V BOX FLEET LLC	Springfield, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	JD &FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC	Aurora, IL	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	LRF TRANSPORT LLC	Belleville, IL	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	UGLY DUCKYS SERVICES & INSTALLATIONS LLC	Lyons, IL	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	QUANTIX LIQUID TRANSPORTATION INC	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC	Oak Brook, IL	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	MARIIA'S SECURED LOGISTICS LLC	Chicago, 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 16-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?: 11,504 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 (10,172), building materials (5,155), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,511). 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 Jun 27, 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.