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Dry bulk trucking companies

147,845 active carriers declare dry bulk on their MCS-150, with 2,718,177 power units and 1,210,040 drivers reported. FMCSA census as of 2026-11-01.

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Fleet sizes

Power units	Carriers	Share
1	80,998	55%
2-5	44,670	30%
6-20	15,510	10%
21-100	5,363	4%
100+	1,304	1%

By state

Texas18,427 carriers California12,305 carriers Florida8,678 carriers Georgia6,811 carriers Illinois6,160 carriers Wisconsin5,426 carriers Ohio4,800 carriers Pennsylvania4,735 carriers Minnesota4,555 carriers North Carolina4,551 carriers New York4,287 carriers Michigan3,921 carriers Washington3,642 carriers Iowa3,621 carriers Indiana3,494 carriers Missouri3,474 carriers Colorado3,242 carriers Nebraska2,642 carriers Maryland2,474 carriers South Carolina2,359 carriers Virginia2,359 carriers Arizona2,321 carriers Kansas2,294 carriers Oregon2,281 carriers Alabama2,160 carriers New Jersey2,088 carriers Tennessee2,083 carriers Oklahoma2,057 carriers Kentucky2,037 carriers Idaho1,922 carriers Utah1,506 carriers Massachusetts1,406 carriers North Dakota1,266 carriers Mississippi1,264 carriers South Dakota1,241 carriers Arkansas1,197 carriers Louisiana1,054 carriers Connecticut888 carriers Maine873 carriers Nevada845 carriers New Mexico816 carriers Montana810 carriers Wyoming770 carriers West Virginia461 carriers Delaware433 carriers Alaska418 carriers New Hampshire338 carriers Vermont294 carriers Hawaii275 carriers Rhode Island226 carriers

Other states: District of Columbia 57.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FMCSA records as of the stamped date. It is not a safety rating, not insurance or legal advice, and not a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. FMCSA records can be late or incomplete; confirm anything decisive against the official record linked in the report.