FMCSA-registered US motor carriers from the census: fields, fleet sizes, operations and prices by state.
Trucking companies in Florida
Florida has a larger share of one-truck carriers than any other state. Of the ~56,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months at a Florida address, 63% report a single power unit (FMCSA Company Census File, 2026-10-03). By count Florida is number 3 of 51 (states and DC), with 6.1% of the US register. Per resident it is below average: 238.9 carriers per 100,000 people, against 267.6 for the US. The count is an upper bound for trucking companies, since it includes private fleets, passenger carriers and registrations that never started hauling.
Florida has ~56,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, number 3 of 51 (states and DC).
~56,00063% of Florida carriers report one power unit, the highest share of any state.
63%~8,300 Florida carriers got their USDOT number in the last 12 months, the third-highest number of any state.
~8,300Miami has the most carriers of any Florida city.
MiamiFlorida has 238.9 carriers per 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 267.6.
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Where trucking companies in Florida are
Florida's carriers concentrate in a few metro areas more than in Texas, California or Georgia. The 15 cities below hold close to half of the state's carriers. Miami-Dade is the biggest cluster: Miami leads the state, Hialeah is fifth and Homestead is tenth. Orlando and Kissimmee cover Central Florida, Tampa, Lakeland and Jacksonville follow, and Southwest Florida has four entries: Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Naples and Fort Myers.
| City | In the public register |
|---|---|
| Miami | ~5,400 |
| Orlando | ~3,400 |
| Tampa | ~2,700 |
| Jacksonville | ~2,700 |
| Hialeah | ~2,300 |
| Kissimmee | ~1,400 |
| Cape Coral | ~1,200 |
| Lehigh Acres | ~1,200 |
| Naples | ~1,100 |
| Homestead | ~1,000 |
| West Palm Beach | ~910 |
| Ocala | ~840 |
| Lakeland | ~740 |
| Fort Myers | ~560 |
| Fort Lauderdale | ~500 |
Counts are rounded.
Each carrier counts once, in the city of the physical address on its MCS-150. Fort Lauderdale, a large city, sits only fifteenth.
Florida compared with the US
Florida fleets are small, and most Florida carriers work only inside the state. 63% run one power unit, against 50% for the US, and fewer than one in twenty runs 11 or more. 55% are intrastate-only, against 40% nationally.
| Fleet size (power units) | Carriers |
|---|---|
| No power units reported | ~2,400 |
| 1 power unit | ~35,000 |
| 2 to 5 | ~13,000 |
| 6 to 10 | ~2,300 |
| 11 to 50 | ~1,900 |
| 51 to 100 | ~270 |
| More than 100 | ~270 |
Counts are rounded.
Many Florida carriers are new. ~8,300 Florida carriers got their USDOT number in the last 12 months, out of ~100,000 nationally. New carriers make up about one in seven of the Florida register, the second-highest share among the states. Florida also has ~2,100 active property-broker authorities, number 3 among the states and DC.
Questions about trucking companies in Florida
How many trucking companies are in Florida? ~56,000 at the outside. That is how many active carriers with a recent MCS-150 list a Florida physical address. Some are private fleets or bus operators, and some new registrations may not have a truck on the road yet.
Are most Florida trucking companies owner-operators? Most are one-truck carriers. 63% report one power unit, which is the closest census measure of owner-operators with their own USDOT number. Some of them employ a driver; owner-operators leased to a larger carrier don't appear separately.
Where do Florida trucking companies cluster? In Miami-Dade, Central Florida (Orlando, Kissimmee), Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and the Southwest Florida coast. The 15 largest cities hold close to half of all Florida carriers.
Can I get a Florida trucking company list? Yes. You can order Florida trucking companies as a state file from the order panel on this page. State files start from $39, and the panel shows the Florida price before you check out. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Florida
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Florida carriers, rank, share, one-truck and intrastate shares, new USDOT numbers | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Florida carriers per 100,000 residents | FMCSA Company Census File; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-10-03; July 1, 2025 |
| Miami, Orlando and other Florida cities; Florida fleet sizes | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Florida property-broker authorities | FMCSA operating authority data (legacy L&I and Motus) | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Which new carriers are hauling. A new Florida USDOT number is a registration, and some never run a load.
Seasonal carriers. Carriers that work only part of the year count the same as year-round fleets.
Port and produce traffic. City counts show where carriers registered, not where freight moves.
LimitsDownload the data
trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-04
nodilist.com, "Trucking companies in Florida", carrier counts from the FMCSA Company Census File of 3 October 2026, https://nodilist.com/trucking-companies/florida/.
- trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csv: carrier counts for Florida and every other state, with rates per 100,000 residents, ranks, new carriers and the one-truck and intrastate shares.