618,342 DRIVERS ON FILE886 NEW CARRIERS LAST MONTH
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The Texas trucking labor market.

A free market report built from the federal carrier census: who operates in Texas, how big their fleets are, and how fast new competition is registering. Updated with each census sync. No email gate.

51,182 ACTIVE CARRIERS // SYNC AUGUST 2026 // SOURCE: FMCSA CENSUS
Texas By The Numbers

What the census shows.

Texas carriers hold 561,878 power units and report 618,342 drivers to FMCSA. 91% of the state's fleets run 10 trucks or fewer, which means the driver market here is mostly small operators outbidding each other for the same pool. 886 new interstate carriers registered in Texas in July 2026, so the pool gets more crowded every month.

The top five cities hold 26% of the state's carriers. If you hire in those metros, you are recruiting against the densest competition in Texas: check the city pages for the local numbers, or open the dashboard for the full state view.

Fleet-size mix in Texas

1-10 trucks46,577
11-503,474
51-200866
200+265

FLEET-SIZE MIX, ACTIVE INTERSTATE CARRIERS. SOURCE: FMCSA CENSUS, SYNC AUGUST 2026.

Top cities by active carriers

Houston5,966
Dallas2,289
El Paso1,892
Laredo1,831
Fort Worth1,429

ACTIVE CARRIERS BY CITY.

Headline numbers

51,182
active interstate carriers based in Texas.
618,342
drivers reported to FMCSA by Texas carriers.
886
new carriers registered in July 2026. Your competition compounds monthly.

Largest for-hire fleets based in Texas

#CarrierBased inPower units
1United Rentals North America IncIrving8,747
2Roofline IncMckinney4,832
3Roofline IncMckinney3,795
4Brink'S IncorporatedCoppell3,287
5Loomis Armored Us LlcHouston3,042

FOR-HIRE FLEETS AS SELF-REPORTED ON FEDERAL CENSUS FILINGS (MCS-150), SYNC AUGUST 2026.

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Texas markets we cover in depth.

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