How many trucking companies are in North Carolina?

12,106 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 building materials (6,842), logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,163), grain, feed & hay (4,176). 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: 12,106 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.”

12,106

Carriers registered since 2024

3.3%

Share of U.S. registrations

New (16-day window)

Marked inactive

132

Crashes recorded

North Carolina ranks 8th 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 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: Building materials · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Grain, feed & hay · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Household goods (movers) · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Livestock · Liquids & gases (tanker).

Live FMCSA activity in North Carolina

76 new carrier registrations — see the list →
40 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +36 (new − inactive)
14 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
132 recorded crashes — North Carolina crash data →

Counts cover the 16-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
Jun 27, 2026	JIMMY R LYNCH & SONS INC	Pilot Mountain, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	UNITED RELOCATION VAN LINES L.L.C.	Raleigh, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	E8 ENDEAVORS, LLC	Lillington, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	TRI CITY TIRE SERVICE LLC	Forest City, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	SIMPLY OVERCOME LOGISTICS, LLC	Raeford, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	AMMONS CONTRACTING LLC	Franklin, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	CATBYRD SEAT LOGISTICS, LLC	Winston Salem, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	R TOP FLIGHT LLC	Apex, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	AP ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC	Raleigh, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	J&R QUALITY CONCRETE LLC	Asheboro, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	IRON CACTUS LLC	Benson, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	A GRIMALDI UTILITY CONSTRUCTION LLC	Greensboro, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SANDRA'S TOWING LLC	Dunn, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	EST TRANSPORT LLC	White Oak, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	S AND P SALES	Kings Mountain, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	PENN & PENN FAMILY BUSINESS LLC	Belews Creek, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	ITZY TRUCKING LLC	Whittier, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	LEDELL ENTERPRISES LLC	Raleigh, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	ISABELLA TRUCKING LLC	Bolivia, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	RODNEY TURNER HOUSE MOVING LLC	Pink Hill, NC	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	GOOD DAY LOGISTICS LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	REGINALD T FITCH	Nebo, NC	Interstate
Jun 26, 2026	SDM TRUCKING LLC	Graham, NC	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	D & I MULTI SERVICE LLC	Charlotte, NC	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	POWER COUPLE TRANSPORT LLC	Colerain, 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 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 North Carolina?: 12,106 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 building materials (6,842), logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,163), grain, feed & hay (4,176). 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.