FMCSA-registered US motor carriers from the census: fields, fleet sizes, operations and prices by state.
Trucking companies in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia has more trucking carriers than Pittsburgh, Allentown and Reading put together, and more than three times Pittsburgh's count alone. Across the state, the FMCSA Company Census File of 2026-10-03 shows ~43,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months at a Pennsylvania physical address. That ranks Pennsylvania 5 of 51 (states and DC), with 4.7% of the US register and 325.7 carriers per 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 267.6. Not every one is a trucking company for hire: private fleets, passenger carriers and inactive registrations are counted too, so the figure is an upper bound.
Philadelphia has more carriers than Pittsburgh, Allentown and Reading combined.
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania has ~43,000 active FMCSA-registered carriers with an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, number 5 of 51 (states and DC).
~43,000Pennsylvania has 325.7 carriers per 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 267.6.
325.746% of Pennsylvania carriers report one power unit, against 50% nationally.
46%~4,500 Pennsylvania carriers got their USDOT number in the 12 months before the file date.
~4,500Order this list
Where trucking companies in Pennsylvania are
Philadelphia holds about one Pennsylvania carrier in twelve, and Bensalem and Levittown in neighbouring Bucks County add to the southeast's total. Pittsburgh is a distant second. The Lehigh Valley is the next cluster, with Allentown, Easton and Bethlehem all in the top 15 and Hazleton just to the northwest. South-central Pennsylvania supplies Reading, Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Mechanicsburg and Chambersburg. Erie is the only top-15 city in the northwest.
| City | In the public register |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia | ~3,500 |
| Pittsburgh | ~1,100 |
| Allentown | ~830 |
| Reading | ~650 |
| Harrisburg | ~570 |
| York | ~560 |
| Lancaster | ~520 |
| Easton | ~420 |
| Erie | ~370 |
| Mechanicsburg | ~350 |
| Bethlehem | ~350 |
| Bensalem | ~310 |
| Chambersburg | ~300 |
| Hazleton | ~280 |
| Levittown | ~260 |
Counts are rounded.
Even so, the 15 cities hold only about a quarter of the state's carriers. Most Pennsylvania carriers are in boroughs and townships too small to appear here, each counted at its MCS-150 physical address.
Pennsylvania compared with the US
Pennsylvania carriers are a little larger than average. 46% report one power unit against 50% nationally, and the two-to-five band holds more than a third of the register, a bigger share than in the US as a whole.
| Fleet size (power units) | Carriers |
|---|---|
| No power units reported | ~1,200 |
| 1 power unit | ~19,000 |
| 2 to 5 | ~15,000 |
| 6 to 10 | ~3,400 |
| 11 to 50 | ~3,000 |
| 51 to 100 | ~450 |
| More than 100 | ~320 |
Counts are rounded.
About two-thirds register for interstate work; 34% are intrastate-only, under the US figure of 40%. ~4,500 Pennsylvania carriers got a USDOT number in the 12 months to the file date, close to the national share of the register. Pennsylvania ranks 8 for property-broker authorities with ~820, but against its large carrier base that is only 19.3 per 1,000 carriers, below the US ratio of 27.4.
Questions about trucking companies in Pennsylvania
How many trucking companies are in Pennsylvania? The census shows ~43,000 active Pennsylvania carriers that updated their MCS-150 in the last two years. That is the highest the number could be. Many are private fleets, such as builders, haulers of farm products and distributors moving their own goods.
Which part of Pennsylvania has the most trucking companies? The southeast. Philadelphia alone leads the state by far, and Bensalem and Levittown in Bucks County are also in the top 15. The Lehigh Valley and the Harrisburg, York and Lancaster area come next.
Are there more trucking companies in Pennsylvania or New York? New York has slightly more carriers in the census (~45,000 against ~43,000), but Pennsylvania has more per resident and far fewer intrastate-only carriers.
Can I order a Pennsylvania trucking company list? Yes. You can order Pennsylvania trucking companies as a state file from the order panel on this page. Card held at checkout, charged on delivery. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Pennsylvania
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania and New York carriers, rank, share, new USDOT numbers, intrastate and one-truck shares | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Pennsylvania carriers per 100,000 residents | FMCSA Company Census File; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-10-03; July 1, 2025 |
| Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading and other cities; Pennsylvania fleet sizes | FMCSA Company Census File | 2026-10-03 |
| Pennsylvania property-broker authorities and broker rank | FMCSA operating authority data (legacy L&I and Motus) | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Philadelphia-area carriers in New Jersey or Delaware. They count in the state on their MCS-150.
Townships. Carriers file a mailing city name, so a township's carriers may be spread across several postal towns.
Owner-operators on lease. They drive under another carrier's USDOT number.
LimitsDownload the data
trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-04
nodilist.com, "Trucking companies in Pennsylvania", carrier counts from the FMCSA Company Census File of 3 October 2026, https://nodilist.com/trucking-companies/pennsylvania/.
- trucking-companies-register-2026-10.csv: Pennsylvania's carrier count with all other states, plus rates per 100,000 residents, ranks, new carriers and the one-truck and intrastate shares.