Carriers authorised to haul general freight
8,783 of the 16,180 carriers CarrierHelm holds are authorised to haul this commodity, making it the 1st most common of the 29 on file. These are records we hold, not the whole federal register — the share is of this corpus.
Preview: 16,180 carriers of roughly 4.5 million registered — a deliberate mix of currently active carriers and ones deactivated within the past year. Coverage is expanding. Data as of 2026-09-09.
Largest fleets
| Carrier | Based | Power units | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION | Tennessee | 138481 | 129131 |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | Georgia | 112321 | 128806 |
| RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC | Florida | 59883 | 328 |
| WONG HON HIN INC | Hawaii | 56000 | 0 |
| RF234207282US AUTO TRUST | Virginia | 45000 | 4 |
| J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC | Arkansas | 25280 | 24116 |
| CAMS | Washington | 22000 | 1 |
| WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC | Arkansas | 13618 | 16466 |
| DONNELL CDL 316 LLC | Florida | 13001 | 2 |
| SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC | Arizona | 12940 | 12883 |
Where they are based
Physical address state, as filed on the MCS-150.
| Value | carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 838 | 9.5% |
| Texas | 776 | 8.8% |
| Florida | 545 | 6.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 456 | 5.2% |
| New York | 390 | 4.4% |
| Georgia | 364 | 4.1% |
| Illinois | 301 | 3.4% |
| North Carolina | 287 | 3.3% |
| Ohio | 271 | 3.1% |
| New Jersey | 257 | 2.9% |
| Wisconsin | 247 | 2.8% |
| Washington | 217 | 2.5% |
Operating range
| Value | carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 5,528 | 62.9% |
| Intrastate, non-hazardous materials | 3,255 | 37.1% |
Safety ratings on file
A rating is only assigned after a compliance review, so most carriers have none.
| Value | carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | 1,709 | 19.5% |
| Conditional | 192 | 2.2% |
| Unsatisfactory | 7 | 0.1% |
How they are organised
| Value | carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATION | 2,353 | 26.8% |
| INDIVIDUAL | 490 | 5.6% |
| PARTNERSHIP | 72 | 0.8% |
Other cargo authorisations
Every cargo authorisation declared by a carrier on file, most common first.
- Construction5,305
- Building materials5,291
- Machinery, large objects3,427
- Logs, poles, beams, lumber2,476
- Grain, feed, hay2,320
- Metal: sheets, coils, rolls2,139
- Farm supplies1,823
- Commodities dry bulk1,792
- Motor vehicles1,711
- Paper products1,668
- Meat1,510
- Refrigerated food1,507
- Fresh produce1,474
- Household goods1,439
- Beverages1,320
- Liquids/gases1,238
- Garbage, refuse, trash842
- Intermodal containers841
- Chemicals828
- Drive/tow away820
- Livestock812
- Utility772
- Passengers695
- Oilfield equipment472
- U.S. mail469
- Coal/coke326
- Mobile homes217
- Water well208
Reading these numbers
The denominator is our corpus, not the country. CarrierHelm holds a systematic sample of the FMCSA register — currently active carriers plus ones deactivated within the past year, over-represented on purpose so the deactivated case is visible at all. A count here describes what we hold. It moves when the corpus does.
A cargo authorisation is what the carrier told FMCSA it is equipped and authorised to haul on its own MCS-150. Most carriers declare several, so these groups overlap: a carrier counted here is very likely counted on other cargo pages too. It is a statement of scope, not evidence of what is on the trailer today.