How many trucking companies are in Illinois?

12,596 motor carriers have registered in Illinois on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 10th-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 Illinois carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Illinois carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,655), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,801), refrigerated food (reefer) (3,454). 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 Illinois · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in Illinois.

A single view of the Illinois trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 12,596 carriers registered since 2024 (10th nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

12,596

Carriers registered since 2024

3.2%

Share of U.S. registrations

587

New (30-day window)

271

Marked inactive

476

Crashes recorded

Illinois ranks 10th of all states for new carrier registrations since 2024. Live activity figures are bound to the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026.

What Illinois carriers haul

Carriers in Illinois by self-reported cargo class (the freight types HaulReport tracks). Illinois ranks in the national top 5 for grain, feed & hay (3rd) and chemicals (5th). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Grain, feed & hay · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Refrigerated food (reefer) · Household goods (movers) · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Intermodal containers · Livestock · Liquids & gases (tanker).

Live FMCSA activity in Illinois

587 new carrier registrations — see the list →
271 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +316 (new − inactive)
5 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
476 recorded crashes — Illinois crash data →

Counts cover the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026. Each figure is an independent public-record count for Illinois; we don't blend them into one score.

Newest carrier registrations in Illinois

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Oct 1, 2026	SHEP'S LOAD CONNECT LLC	Springfield, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	JAGGER BERGSCHNEIDER TRUCKING LLC	Jacksonville, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	UNDERWOODS HOTSHOT LLC	Clifton, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CRJ TRANSPORT L.L.C.	Bartlett, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	WOULFE MOTOR FREIGHT LLC	Bolingbrook, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	PROJECT 3 LLC	Warrenville, IL	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	FINISHLINE FREIGHT LLC	Brocton, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	WAFA TRANS INC	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	AP BOXES & LOGISTICS CORP	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CURDO TRUCKING INC	Plainfield, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	GIM INCORPORATED	Woodridge, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	RED CLASSIC INC	Indian Head Park, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	TRU NORTH TRUCKING LLC	Des Plaines, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CEE AND DEE AUTO RENTAL SALES AND TRANSPORT	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	SHAMROCK RECYCLING	Rockford, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	KDM CARGO GROUP LLC	Elk Grove Village, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ALI TRAVEL INC.	Schaumburg, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	MDM SON INC.	Des Plaines, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	1874 TRUCKING LLC	Metamora, IL	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	VANGUARD TRANSPORT LLC	Oak Brook, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	MOVEMAX CO	Wheeling, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	SHOX EXPRESS INC	Aurora, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	BAREED LOGISTICS LLC	Arlington Heights, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	WALLS WOOD TRANSPORT LLC	Chicago, IL	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ELITE FIBER OPTICS LLC	Franklin Park, IL	Interstate

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

Explore Illinois 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 Illinois; the live activity figures cover the 30-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 Illinois?: 12,596 motor carriers have registered in Illinois on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 10th-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 Illinois carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, Illinois carriers most often report grain, feed & hay (10,655), motor vehicles (auto transport) (3,801), refrigerated food (reefer) (3,454). 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 Oct 1, 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.