How many trucking companies are in North Carolina?

13,057 motor carriers have registered in North Carolina on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 8th-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 North Carolina carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, North Carolina carriers most often report logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,646), grain, feed & hay (4,512), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,170). 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 North Carolina · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in North Carolina.

A single view of the North Carolina trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 13,057 carriers registered since 2024 (8th nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

13,057

Carriers registered since 2024

3.3%

Share of U.S. registrations

527

New (30-day window)

358

Marked inactive

408

Crashes recorded

North Carolina ranks 8th 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 North Carolina carriers haul

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

Live FMCSA activity in North Carolina

527 new carrier registrations — see the list →
358 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +169 (new − inactive)
2 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
408 recorded crashes — North Carolina crash data →

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

Newest carrier registrations in North Carolina

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Oct 1, 2026	BIG JOHNS TRANSPORT	Greensboro, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	YOUNG GUNS TRUCKING LLC	Morganton, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	NORTHSTAR PRIME SERVICES	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CHAD BOONE	Spring Lake, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	NATIONAL OPENING SOLUTIONS LLC	Youngsville, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	HORTUS LAWN CARE SERVICES LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	3RD STREET SERVICES LLC	Mebane, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	CAROLINA DIRECT LOGISTICS LLC	Mcleansville, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	WINELLA TRUCKIN LLC	Windsor, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	ROBINSON INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS LLC	Lumberton, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	M.R.F. DELI PROVISIONS, INC.	Winston Salem, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	KINGDOM COACH LINES LLC	Durham, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	FOGLEMAN TRUCKING LLC	Gibsonville, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	GRACE FREIGHT LLC	Indian Trail, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ROCHE LOGISTICS LLC	Raleigh, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	PLEI TRUCKING LLC	Raleigh, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	BULLRUN TOWING LLC	Statesville, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	EZ LEASE LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	BL PRIME LOGISTICS LLC	Charlotte, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	J-BYRD'S LAND SOLUTIONS LLC	Burlington, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	KANSAS CITY MACK TRUCKING LLC	La Grange, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	WNC TREE SERVICES AND LAND CLEARING	Waynesville, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	PERFECT POINT	Cornelius, NC	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	T AND T HOLDINGS	Charlotte, NC	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	CAROLINA EAST LLC	La Grange, NC	Intrastate

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

Explore North Carolina 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 North Carolina; 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 North Carolina?: 13,057 motor carriers have registered in North Carolina on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 8th-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 North Carolina carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, North Carolina carriers most often report logs, poles, beams & lumber (6,646), grain, feed & hay (4,512), motor vehicles (auto transport) (4,170). 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.