FMCSA-registered US motor carriers from the census: fields, fleet sizes, operations and prices by state.
Trucking companies in Missouri
Missouri's trucking carriers split almost evenly between its two big metro areas. Statewide, the FMCSA Company Census File of 2026-10-03 lists ~15,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months at a Missouri address, number 19 of 51 (states and DC) and 1.6% of the US register. Missouri has 237.3 carriers per 100,000 residents, about a tenth below the US rate of 267.6. The count is an upper bound for trucking companies, since it includes private fleets, passenger carriers and registrations that no longer haul.
Missouri has ~15,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, number 19 of 51 (states and DC).
~15,000Saint Louis and Kansas City have almost exactly the same number of carriers, together about a fifth of the state's total.
Saint Louis45% of Missouri carriers report one power unit, against 50% nationally.
45%~1,500 Missouri carriers got their USDOT number in the last 12 months.
~1,500Missouri has 237.3 carriers per 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 267.6.
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Where trucking companies in Missouri are
Saint Louis and Kansas City are a near tie: the two cities differ by only a handful of carriers, and each holds about one in ten of the state's total. Both have suburbs in the top 15. On the Saint Louis side are Florissant, Saint Charles, Saint Peters and Fenton; on the Kansas City side, Independence, Lee's Summit, Grandview and Blue Springs. Springfield is a distant third with about a quarter of either big city's count, and Saint Joseph, Joplin, Columbia and Sedalia complete the list.
| City | In the public register |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis | ~1,500 |
| Kansas City | ~1,500 |
| Springfield | ~390 |
| Independence | ~240 |
| Florissant | ~230 |
| Lee's Summit | ~190 |
| Saint Joseph | ~170 |
| Joplin | ~160 |
| Saint Charles | ~160 |
| Columbia | ~130 |
| Sedalia | ~130 |
| Fenton | ~110 |
| Saint Peters | ~110 |
| Grandview | ~100 |
| Blue Springs | ~100 |
Counts are rounded.
The Kansas City rows count only carriers on the Missouri side; carriers in Kansas City, Kansas, are in the Kansas register. Each carrier counts once, at the physical address on its MCS-150.
Missouri compared with the US
Missouri carriers are a step larger than the national average and mostly interstate. 45% report one power unit, against 50% for the US; more than a third report two to five, and about one in ten runs 11 or more power units. Only 21% are intrastate-only, about half the US share of 40%.
| Fleet size (power units) | Carriers |
|---|---|
| No power units reported | ~370 |
| 1 power unit | ~6,600 |
| 2 to 5 | ~5,100 |
| 6 to 10 | ~1,200 |
| 11 to 50 | ~1,200 |
| 51 to 100 | ~170 |
| More than 100 | ~150 |
Counts are rounded.
Missouri also has more brokers per carrier than most states: ~520 active property-broker authorities, 35.0 per 1,000 carriers against 27.4 for the US. New registrations run close to the national pace: ~1,500 Missouri carriers got a USDOT number in the last 12 months, about one in ten of the register.
Questions about trucking companies in Missouri
How many trucking companies are in Missouri? Missouri has ~15,000 active carriers in the FMCSA census with a recent MCS-150. Count that as the upper limit: private fleets and passenger carriers are included.
Does Saint Louis or Kansas City have more trucking companies? They are almost level in the census. Adding suburbs, the two sides stay within a few dozen carriers of each other in the top 15, with Kansas City slightly ahead.
How big are Missouri trucking fleets? Most are small. 45% report one power unit and more than a third two to five, from each carrier's latest MCS-150. About one carrier in ten runs 11 or more.
Can I get a list of Missouri trucking companies? Yes. You can order Missouri trucking companies as a state file from the order panel on this page. Carriers in both Saint Louis and Kansas City are in it. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Missouri
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri carriers, rank, share, new USDOT numbers, one-truck and intrastate shares | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Missouri carriers per 100,000 residents | FMCSA Company Census File; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-10-03; July 1, 2025 |
| Saint Louis, Kansas City and other Missouri cities; Missouri fleet sizes | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Missouri broker authorities per 1,000 carriers | FMCSA operating authority data (legacy L&I and Motus); FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
The Illinois and Kansas halves of the metros. Carriers in East Saint Louis or Kansas City, Kansas, are counted in Illinois and Kansas.
City spelling. "St Louis" and "Saint Louis" are merged, but a carrier that filed an unincorporated area name counts under that name.
Hauling activity. A USDOT number shows a registration, not that trucks are running.
LimitsDownload the data
trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-04
nodilist.com, "Trucking companies in Missouri", carrier counts from the FMCSA Company Census File of 3 October 2026, https://nodilist.com/trucking-companies/missouri/.
- trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csv: carrier counts for Missouri and every other state, with rates per 100,000 residents, ranks, new carriers and the one-truck and intrastate shares.