Fast Trucking Compliance15,357 new USDOT registrations in May 2026
FMCSA cut carrier registration over to its new Motus system in May 2026, and the agency's data-publishing cadence shifted with it. Through the cutover month, 15,357 new USDOT numbers were issued to carriers domiciled in the 50 states and DC (−7.1% vs. the prior month, +4.2% vs. May 2025). 8,060of those were interstate carriers - the subset comparable to "new carrier authority" figures from Motive or FTR. Updated monthly from the public FMCSA Company Census File; every number on this page is free to cite or republish.
- May 2026 total
- 15,357
- Interstate-only
- 8,060
- Month over month
- −7.1%
- Year over year
- +4.2%
24-month national trend
New USDOT registrations per month, June 2024 – May 2026. All entity types; interstate-only series in the national CSV.
Top 10 states, May 2026
| # | State | New registrations | Interstate-only | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,918 | 877 | −0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2 | California | 1,706 | 689 | −2.0% | +10.0% |
| 3 | Florida | 1,298 | 577 | −3.9% | −3.6% |
| 4 | New York | 758 | 258 | −13.7% | +5.9% |
| 5 | Georgia | 713 | 368 | −8.6% | −3.4% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 703 | 437 | −4.4% | +18.2% |
| 7 | New Jersey | 518 | 351 | −11.8% | +10.9% |
| 8 | Illinois | 505 | 379 | −14.1% | +12.2% |
| 9 | Ohio | 492 | 327 | −13.8% | +3.4% |
| 10 | North Carolina | 465 | 277 | −5.5% | −9.5% |
Every state, every month
Each state page carries the 24-month trend, top registration cities, fleet-size mix, interstate-only counts, and a CSV download.
- Texas 1,918
- California 1,706
- Florida 1,298
- New York 758
- Georgia 713
- Pennsylvania 703
- New Jersey 518
- Illinois 505
- Ohio 492
- North Carolina 465
- Minnesota 384
- Michigan 364
- Colorado 329
- Wisconsin 322
- Maryland 311
- Indiana 301
- Massachusetts 291
- Virginia 272
- Washington 272
- Arizona 254
- Missouri 248
- Tennessee 230
- Kentucky 213
- South Carolina 193
- Oklahoma 190
- Connecticut 177
- Alabama 165
- Iowa 148
- Nebraska 134
- Oregon 133
- Utah 126
- Nevada 116
- Louisiana 114
- Mississippi 114
- Kansas 85
- Arkansas 78
- Idaho 76
- Maine 63
- West Virginia 62
- New Mexico 60
- Montana 59
- North Dakota 59
- New Hampshire 52
- Wyoming 52
- South Dakota 49
- Rhode Island 47
- Hawaii 42
- Delaware 39
- Alaska 32
- Vermont 15
- District of Columbia 10
Methodology
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (dataset az4n-8mr2 on data.transportation.gov). We run server-side SoQL aggregations against the Socrata SODA API - a count of census records grouped by the month of add_date (the date FMCSA added the record) and phy_state(the carrier's physical-address state). Interstate-only counts filter to carrier_operation = 'A'. Snapshot taken ; FMCSA last updated the underlying file .
Caveats. These are new USDOT registrations by add date - they include intrastate carriers, private (own-goods) fleets, and other non-for-hire entities. They are not "new operating authorities" (MC numbers), so the headline count runs higher than new-authority figures published by Motive, FTR, or FMCSA's authority grants. Use the interstate-only column (carrier_operation = 'A') to reconcile against those series. Counts are by the carrier's physical address, not where it operates. Revocations and deactivations are not netted out - this measures gross new entrants, not net fleet growth. Carriers domiciled in US territories, Canada, and Mexico are excluded from the national total. FMCSA's May 2026 Motus cutover changed the registration pipeline; if the agency pauses or restates the census file, our refresh job fails loudly rather than publishing stale numbers - the changelog below records every publish.
Changelog
- Published May 2026 data: 15,357 new registrations (8,060 interstate-only).
Source: "New trucking company registrations by state, May 2026," fasttruckingcompliance.com (https://www.fasttruckingcompliance.com/data/new-trucking-companies#top-states). Updated June 11, 2026.
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