How many trucking companies are in North Carolina?

13,057 motor carriers have registered in North Carolina on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 8th-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 North Carolina carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, North Carolina carriers most often report logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,646), grain, feed & hay (4,512), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,170). 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 North Carolina · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in North Carolina.

A single view of the North Carolina trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 13,057 carriers registered since 2024 (8th nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

13,057

Carriers registered since 2024

3.3%

Share of U.S. registrations

557

New (30-day window)

782

Marked inactive

446

Crashes recorded

North Carolina ranks 8th 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 North Carolina carriers haul

Carriers in North Carolina by self-reported cargo class (the freight types HaulReport tracks). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Grain, feed & hay · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Household goods (movers) · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Intermodal containers · Liquids & gases (tanker) · Livestock.

Live FMCSA activity in North Carolina

557 new carrier registrations — see the list →
782 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: -225 (new − inactive)
3 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
446 recorded crashes — North Carolina crash data →

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

Newest carrier registrations in North Carolina

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Sep 15, 2026	KMT TRANSPORTATION LLC	Indian Trail, NC	Interstate
Sep 15, 2026	JNRK FREIGHT SERVICES LLC	Dunn, NC	Intrastate
Sep 15, 2026	PRIME TRAIL TRANSPORTATION INC	Cary, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	EV TAAS, LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	LADAYNE HAULING LLC	Clayton, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	J DAVIS HOLDING CO LLC	Burlington, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	ISLAND HOPPER SHUTTLE LLC	Buxton, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	VALTRION LOGISTICS LLC	Concord, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	TANNER WHITE	Taylorsville, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	ULTIMACY BY YASH LLC	Wainston Salem, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	3 CROSS HEAVY HAULING, LLC	Lenoir, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	4STER LLC	Thomasville, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	1ST STOP 2 ENTERPRISE LLC	Charlotte, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	JAY'S LOGISTICS LLC	Winston Salem, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	CUTTER EDGE PROFESSIONAL LAWN CARE LLC	Kinston, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	BRENDA & SONS 1ST CARGO, LLC	Raleigh, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	SILVERLINE CARRIERS INC	Carrboro, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	SMART ROUTE INVESTMENT GROUP LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	NIECY TRANSPORTATION LLC	Shannon Plaza, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	EDEN TRUCKING LLC	Whitsett, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	CHAHID YATIME DBA CYEXPRESS	Durham, NC	Intrastate
Sep 14, 2026	SOUTH MOORE ENTERPRISES, LLC	Sanford, NC	Interstate
Sep 14, 2026	THOMAS E. HALL, JR, INC	Eden, NC	Intrastate
Sep 13, 2026	FMG TRUCKING LLC	Charlotte, NC	Intrastate
Sep 13, 2026	G S EXPRESS COURIER LLC	Wilmington, NC	Interstate

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

Explore North Carolina 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 North Carolina; 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 North Carolina?: 13,057 motor carriers have registered in North Carolina on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 8th-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 North Carolina carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, North Carolina carriers most often report logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,646), grain, feed & hay (4,512), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,170). 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.