--- title: "Carrier Geography Analysis — April 17, 2026 | AlphaLoops Data Hub" description: "California alone accounts for 13.94% of all FMCSA-registered carriers, with 369,436 registrations — more than double Texas's 241,794." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Carrier Geography Analysis — April 17, 2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-17T17:36:44.704Z", "dateModified": "2026-04-17T17:36:44.704Z", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AlphaLoops" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AlphaLoops" }, "description": "California alone accounts for 13.94% of all FMCSA-registered carriers, with 369,436 registrations — more than double Texas's 241,794.", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://runalphaloops.com/data/geography/archive/2026-04-17" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "AlphaLoops", "url": "https://runalphaloops.com/" } ] --- [![](/lovable-uploads/AlphaLoops-Logo-2025_Black-Type_White-Background_3280x1024.png)](/) [Product](/product) [Solutions](/solutions) [ Insurance Commercial auto, MGAs, trucking insurance programs ](/solutions/insurance)[ Fleet Payments Fuel cards, expense cards, AP, driver pay ](/solutions/fleet-payments)[ TMS TMS sales, BD, and RevOps ](/solutions/tms)[ Broker Risk Fraud intelligence for brokers and 3PLs ](/solutions/broker-risk)[ Telematics Telematics, ELD, dashcam, and connected fleet sales ](/solutions/telematics) [All solutions →](/solutions) [Integrations](/integrations) [ Salesforce AppExchange managed package · push to Account, Lead, Contact ](/integrations/salesforce)[ HubSpot Managed app · push to Company and Contact with associations ](/integrations/hubspot)[ Microsoft Dynamics 365 Power Automate connector · push to Dataverse Account and Contact ](/integrations/dynamics)[ n8n Verified community node · AI agent workflows ](/integrations/n8n)[ MCP Server Hosted Model Context Protocol · Claude, Cursor, Windsurf ](/mcp) [All integrations →](/integrations) [Pricing](/pricing)[Research](https://research.runalphaloops.com)[What's New](/whats-new) [Log In](https://alphafreight.runalphaloops.com/login)[Book a Demo](/contact) 1. 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[All snapshots](/data/geography/archive) ## Analysis · as of April 17, 2026 ### Highlights - California alone accounts for 13.94% of all FMCSA-registered carriers, with 369,436 registrations — more than double Texas's 241,794. - The top 5 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, GA) hold 40.4% of all carrier registrations despite representing a fraction of US geography. - Florida carriers average 48.7 power units per carrier, nearly double Michigan's 25.5, despite both states having similar population sizes. - Georgia's 132,010 carriers control 7,225,502 total power units, giving it a higher total power unit count than Texas despite 45% fewer carrier registrations. - FMCSA registration data includes carriers from at least 114 distinct state and territory codes, including Canadian provinces and international jurisdictions. The sharpest divergence in this dataset is not between large and small states by carrier count, but between states where carriers are numerous and small versus states where they are fewer but substantially larger by fleet. Georgia illustrates this clearly: its 132,010 registered carriers — roughly 45% fewer than Texas's 241,794 — control 7,225,502 total power units, compared to Texas's 7,096,496, as of April 2026 records. Georgia's average fleet size of 59.8 power units per carrier is nearly twice Texas's 32.0, which likely reflects the concentration of large logistics and third-party carriers operating out of the Atlanta metro corridor rather than any statewide structural shift. Florida presents a similar pattern: 185,537 carriers averaging 48.7 power units produce a total power unit pool of 8,215,296 — higher than Texas despite roughly 56,000 fewer carrier registrations. California leads on raw carrier count at 369,436, representing 13.94% of the national total, but its average fleet size of 34.1 power units sits below Florida, Georgia, New York (45.0), and New Jersey (48.7), suggesting California's dominance in registration count is driven substantially by smaller owner-operators and micro-fleets rather than large carriers. Massachusetts is an outlier worth noting: 46,283 carriers — a relatively modest figure — average 101.1 power units each, pointing to an unusually large-fleet composition that may indicate a concentration of specialized or institutional carriers registered in the state. The dataset spans 114 distinct jurisdiction codes, including Canadian provinces such as Ontario (9,484 carriers) and Alberta (3,405), as well as a range of international codes, which is consistent with cross-border operating authority registrations filed with FMCSA by foreign-domiciled carriers. The top five states collectively account for 40.4% of all 2,649,516 registered carriers as of April 2026, a concentration that has persisted over the trailing 60 months of data and is consistent with long-running patterns of carrier density tracking freight volume, port activity, and population centers. ### Key Statistics 2,649,516 Total FMCSA-registered motor carriers across all jurisdictions As of 2026-04-17 14,886,714 Total drivers reported across all registered carriers As of 2026-04-17 369,436 Carrier registrations in California, the highest of any single jurisdiction As of 2026-04-17 13.94% California's share of all FMCSA carrier registrations nationally As of 2026-04-17 40.4% Combined share of carrier registrations held by the top 5 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, GA) As of 2026-04-17 101.1 Average power units per carrier in Massachusetts, highest among major US states As of 2026-04-17 7,225,502 Total power units registered to Georgia carriers, exceeding Texas despite 45% fewer carriers As of 2026-04-17 8,215,296 Total power units registered to Florida carriers, highest among states outside California As of 2026-04-17 114 Distinct jurisdiction codes represented in FMCSA carrier registration data, including US states, Canadian provinces, and international codes As of 2026-04-17 9,484 Carrier registrations attributed to Ontario (ON), the largest non-US jurisdiction in the dataset As of 2026-04-17 59.8 Average power units per carrier in Georgia, highest among the top 10 states by carrier count As of 2026-04-17 1,598,352 Total drivers reported by California-registered carriers As of 2026-04-17 Cite this data AlphaLoops. 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