How many trucking companies are in Iowa?

2,888 motor carriers have registered in Iowa on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 31st-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 Iowa carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Iowa carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,454), livestock (4,113), building materials (3,493). 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 Iowa · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in Iowa.

A single view of the Iowa trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 2,888 carriers registered since 2024 (31st nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

2,888

Carriers registered since 2024

0.8%

Share of U.S. registrations

Crashes recorded

Iowa ranks 31st 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 Iowa carriers haul

Carriers in Iowa by self-reported cargo class (the freight types HaulReport tracks). Iowa ranks in the national top 5 for grain, feed & hay (3rd) and livestock (2nd). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Grain, feed & hay · Livestock · Building materials · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Liquids & gases (tanker) · Household goods (movers).

Live FMCSA activity in Iowa

Net registration flow: +0 (new − inactive)
60 recorded crashes — Iowa crash data →

Counts cover the 16-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026. Each figure is an independent public-record count for Iowa; we don't blend them into one score.

Newest carrier registrations in Iowa

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Jun 27, 2026	ROBERT HICKS JR	Allerton, IA	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	FIRST CHOICE FREIGHT SOLUTION LLC	Bedford, IA	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	IMPALA FARMS	Le Mars, IA	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	MIDWEST CONNECTION, LLC	West Des Moines, IA	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	MICHAELSON, INC.	Armstrong, IA	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	CHAVCO LOGISTICS LLC	Carroll, IA	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	ENGELBRECHT LAND IMPROVEMENT INC	Eldridge, IA	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	CONNERS ALL AROUND TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC	Fairfax, IA	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	COREY'S DETAILING	Spencer, IA	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	RZS LLC	Harlan, IA	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	COLLIER FARMS INC	Durant, IA	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	SORENSON AND FROMAN LLC	Mason City, IA	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	BOOMTOWN LOGISTICS LLC.	Story City, IA	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	KENDOCS LLC	Waterloo, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	DYMOND TRANSPORT LLC	Bedford, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	TIARKS ENTERPRISES LLC	Underwood, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	FLAHERTY FARMS	Pocahontas, IA	Intrastate
Jun 25, 2026	JV GRASS LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC	Council Bluffs, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	RUNNING NW EXPRESS, LLC	Independence, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	DOBBER'S TRANSFER LLC	Cedar Rapids, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	RJ MARTIN EXCAVATING & TRUCKING, LLC	Runnells, IA	Intrastate
Jun 25, 2026	DECKER PACKAGING INC	Council Bluffs, IA	Intrastate
Jun 25, 2026	KING OF KINGS LOGISTICS LLC	Sioux City, IA	Interstate
Jun 25, 2026	TOLLEY FARMS TRUCKING	Peru, IA	Interstate
Jun 24, 2026	BLUFF ROAD TRUCKING	Columbus Junction, IA	Interstate

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

Explore Iowa 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 Iowa; 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 Iowa?: 2,888 motor carriers have registered in Iowa on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 31st-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 Iowa carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Iowa carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,454), livestock (4,113), building materials (3,493). 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.