US carrier fleet-size distribution
How the US trucking industry breaks down by fleet size — from one-truck owner-operators to 100-plus-truck carriers.
79.4%
of US carriers run five trucks or fewer
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| Period | Carriers |
|---|---|
| 1 | 274,126 |
| 2-5 | 233,465 |
| 6-20 | 95,550 |
| 21-100 | 30,072 |
| 100+ | 6,139 |
Methodology
Each bar is the number of carriers whose reported power-unit count falls in that band. Power units are the trucks a carrier reports to FMCSA. Carriers that report no power units are excluded from the chart. Source: FMCSA carrier registration records, refreshed daily.
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