--- title: "Carrier Geography Analysis — May 28, 2026 | AlphaLoops Data Hub" description: "California leads all states with 374,152 FMCSA-registered carriers, representing 13.8% of the national total." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Carrier Geography Analysis — May 28, 2026", "datePublished": "2026-05-28T21:10:04.830062+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-05-28T21:10:04.830062+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AlphaLoops" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AlphaLoops" }, "description": "California leads all states with 374,152 FMCSA-registered carriers, representing 13.8% of the national total.", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://runalphaloops.com/data/geography/archive/2026-05-28" }, { "@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 May 28, 2026 ### Highlights - California leads all states with 374,152 FMCSA-registered carriers, representing 13.8% of the national total. - The top 5 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, GA) account for 40.2% of all registered carriers despite representing a fraction of US geography. - Georgia ranks 5th in carrier count but 2nd in total power units at 7,209,572, surpassing Texas's 7,154,764. - Massachusetts carriers average 98.2 power units per carrier, nearly three times California's average of 33.8. - FMCSA registration spans 115 distinct state and territory codes, including Canadian provinces and a small number of international entries. The most counterintuitive pattern in this dataset is the disconnect between carrier count and fleet concentration: Georgia, ranked 5th nationally by carrier count at 134,322, holds more total power units (7,209,572) than Texas (7,154,764), which has nearly twice as many carriers at 247,784. This divergence points to a fundamentally different carrier composition in Georgia, where the average fleet size of 58.7 power units per carrier is roughly 86% larger than Texas's 31.5. Florida presents a similar pattern, with 189,188 carriers operating 8,311,763 total power units at an average of 48.4 units per carrier, placing it second nationally in total power units despite being third in carrier count. Massachusetts is the most extreme case of this fleet-concentration dynamic: 47,886 carriers hold 4,415,161 power units, yielding an average fleet size of 98.2 power units per carrier, the highest among major US states. That average is more than four times the national profile suggested by states like Iowa (19.0 average power units) or Indiana (24.0). The concentration of large-fleet operators in Georgia, Florida, and Massachusetts is consistent with those states hosting logistics hubs, intermodal facilities, and large regional carriers that drive up average equipment counts without proportionally inflating carrier registrations. California's dominance in raw carrier count, at 13.8% of the national total of 2,712,220 registered carriers, likely reflects the state's combination of port activity, a large owner-operator population, and a dense consumer goods economy, though the data alone cannot confirm causation. The dataset also includes 115 jurisdiction codes, encompassing Canadian provinces such as Ontario (10,764 carriers) and British Columbia (3,846 carriers), as well as entries from Mexico and smaller international codes, which suggests cross-border operating authority registrations are embedded in these totals and should be accounted for in any state-level market sizing exercise. Across the trailing data available through May 2026, the overall registered carrier base of 2,712,220 reflects a market that has expanded substantially over the prior decade, with owner-operators and small fleets constituting the structural majority in most states. ### Key Statistics 2,712,220 Total FMCSA-registered motor carriers across all jurisdictions As of 2026-05-28 15,768,441 Total drivers reported across all registered carriers As of 2026-05-28 374,152 Carrier registrations in California, the most of any state As of 2026-05-28 13.8% California's share of all FMCSA-registered carriers nationally As of 2026-05-28 40.2% Combined carrier share held by the top 5 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, GA) As of 2026-05-28 8,311,763 Total power units registered to Florida carriers, highest among all states As of 2026-05-28 98.2 Average power units per carrier in Massachusetts, highest among major US states As of 2026-05-28 58.7 Average power units per carrier in Georgia As of 2026-05-28 7,209,572 Total power units registered to Georgia carriers, exceeding Texas despite fewer carriers As of 2026-05-28 115 Distinct jurisdiction codes in the FMCSA carrier registry, including US states, Canadian provinces, and international entries As of 2026-05-28 10,764 Carriers registered in Ontario (ON), the largest non-US jurisdiction in the dataset As of 2026-05-28 19.0 Average power units per carrier in Iowa, among the lowest in the dataset for states with significant carrier counts As of 2026-05-28 Cite this data AlphaLoops. 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