Active FMCSA-Registered Carriers by State (2026)
California has the most active USDOT registrants by physical address (329,131), followed by Texas and Florida, per FMCSA Company Census data updated 2026-11-03.
Counts of records with status code A (active) grouped by physical state in the FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov, rows updated 2026-11-03, queried 2026-11-04). Includes all active USDOT registrants (carriers, shippers, etc.), not only for-hire trucking companies.
| # | State | Active USDOT registrants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 329,131 |
| 2 | Texas | 194,306 |
| 3 | Florida | 157,346 |
| 4 | New York | 129,895 |
| 5 | Georgia | 107,975 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 82,640 |
| 7 | Michigan | 78,168 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 76,388 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 65,684 |
| 10 | Illinois | 56,036 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 54,252 |
| 12 | Ohio | 52,214 |
| 13 | Washington | 51,110 |
| 14 | Colorado | 50,635 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 49,789 |
| 16 | Indiana | 47,175 |
| 17 | Maryland | 44,327 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 43,408 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 39,923 |
| 20 | Alabama | 35,628 |
| 21 | Arizona | 32,000 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 29,143 |
| 23 | Oregon | 28,889 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 27,558 |
| 25 | Iowa | 26,821 |
| 26 | Missouri | 26,737 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 25,911 |
| 28 | Virginia | 25,344 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 25,100 |
| 30 | Utah | 23,980 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 21,762 |
| 32 | Kansas | 19,146 |
| 33 | Maine | 14,243 |
| 34 | Idaho | 13,902 |
| 35 | Mississippi | 12,654 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 12,491 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 11,420 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 11,177 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 11,073 |
| 40 | Nevada | 10,596 |
| 41 | Montana | 9,039 |
| 42 | Wyoming | 6,848 |
| 43 | Alaska | 6,592 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 6,585 |
| 45 | South Dakota | 6,439 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | 6,159 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 5,530 |
| 48 | Delaware | 5,059 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 4,288 |
| 50 | Vermont | 2,368 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 853 |
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