How many trucking companies are in Ohio?

11,699 motor carriers have registered in Ohio on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 9th-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 Ohio carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Ohio carriers most often report building materials (6,664), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,673), grain, feed & hay (3,242). 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 Ohio · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in Ohio.

A single view of the Ohio trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 11,699 carriers registered since 2024 (9th nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

11,699

Carriers registered since 2024

3.2%

Share of U.S. registrations

New (16-day window)

Marked inactive

120

Crashes recorded

Ohio ranks 9th 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 Ohio carriers haul

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

Live FMCSA activity in Ohio

68 new carrier registrations — see the list →
27 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +41 (new − inactive)
19 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
120 recorded crashes — Ohio crash data →

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

Newest carrier registrations in Ohio

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Jun 27, 2026	TQW ENTERPRISE CORP	Akron, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	R&J TRANSPORTS, LLC	Twinsburg, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	VANDERHOOF BAPTIST CHURCH	Coolville, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	BZS TRANSIT LLC	Middlefield, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	BOB TROWBRIDGE	Antwerp, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	AFL, LLC	Dover, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	VERA LOGISTICS LLC	Beavercreek, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	UNITED SCHOOL SUPPLIES, INC	Sandusky, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SAFETY TRAVEL SERVICES LLC	Groveport, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	NARDY-BUILT ELITE PERFORMANCE, LLC	Sheffield Village, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	SIMON MATERIAL HAULING LLC	Hilliard, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	PARTNERSHIP LLC	Oberlin, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	P.V. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	Loudonville, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	RA AND SONS TRANSPORT LLC	Mansfield, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	AURA TRANSPORT LLC	Toledo, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT OF STRONGSVILLE, INC.	Strongsville, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	BENNINGTON PROPANE, LLC	Newcomerstown, OH	Intrastate
Jun 27, 2026	KHABIB TRUCKING LLC	Gahanna, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SOFLY TRANSPORT LLC	Columbus, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	MY-RO	Canton, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	SUNNY TRANSPORTATION LLC	Blacklick, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	JAG INDUSTRIES LLC	Tipp City, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	GREAT SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC	Cincinnati, OH	Interstate
Jun 27, 2026	LUXURY LUGGING LLC	Painesville, OH	Intrastate
Jun 26, 2026	LEFT LANE LEGEND LLC	Milan, OH	Interstate

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

Explore Ohio 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 Ohio; 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 Ohio?: 11,699 motor carriers have registered in Ohio on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 9th-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 Ohio carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Ohio carriers most often report building materials (6,664), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,673), grain, feed & hay (3,242). 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.