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Colorado trucking companies

50,634 active USDOT-registered carriers list a physical address in Colorado. 5,459 hold active motor-carrier operating authority and 321 hold active broker authority. 9,368 operate interstate, 2,845 are hazmat-flagged. Figures from FMCSA files as of 2026-11-01.

Fleet sizes

1,800,841 power units and 235,747 drivers reported on MCS-150 filings across the state.

Cargo carried

Largest fleets based in Colorado

Cities with the most carriers

Denver 6,810 · Aurora 3,421 · Colorado Springs 2,904 · Commerce City 1,359 · Greeley 1,325 · Thornton 1,145 · Brighton 1,035 · Littleton 1,002 · Pueblo 896 · Lakewood 887 · Grand Junction 853 · Longmont 834 · Englewood 815 · Arvada 765 · Colorado Spgs 720

New USDOT registrations in Colorado (last 30 days)

A new registration is not a flag by itself — but a "10-year-old company" whose USDOT number is a month old is worth a phone call to the number on record.

Out-of-service orders, Colorado carriers (last 30 days)

Neighboring states

Check any Colorado carrier with the free DOT / MC lookup, read how to check a carrier before tendering, or browse carriers by cargo type and every state.

Source: FMCSA Company Census, Licensing & Insurance, and Out-of-Service files via data.transportation.gov. Methodology.