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Alabama trucking industry insights

15,557 active for-hire motor carriers based in Alabama — 1.37% of the US for-hire fleet. Fleet sizes, top operators, safety ratings and IFTA fuel tax for the state, refreshed weekly from the FMCSA Company Census.

FMCSA data last refreshed 6 days ago (Jun 13, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
15,557
Power units
271,426
Drivers
90,211
Hazmat carriers
1,666
New this year
+661
Share of US
1.37%

Fleet size distribution — Alabama

How Alabama for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Alabama

Click a rating to browse Alabama carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Alabama

Largest Alabama for-hire carriers by power units. Click for the full FMCSA profile.

# Carrier City Trucks
1 AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION DOTHAN 4,630
2 P&S TRANSPORTATION ENSLEY 2,300
3 BONNIE PLANTS LLC OPELIKA 1,090
4 BLAIR ENSLEY 951
5 READY MIX USA LLC BIRMINGHAM 940
6 RE GARRISON TRUCKING INC VINEMONT 862
7 GREENPOINT AG HOLDINGS LLC DECATUR 629
8 AVIAGEN HUNTSVILLE 620
9 WILEY SANDERS TRUCK LINES INC TROY 609
10 DMT BIRMINGHAM 581
11 MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC CUBA 568
12 WTI TRANSPORT INC TUSCALOOSA 441
13 J & M TANK LINES INC BIRMINGHAM 438
14 SEL TRANSPORTATION TUSCALOOSA 404
15 SHELTON TRUCKING BIRMINGHAM 384

Top cargo categories — Alabama

What Alabama for-hire carriers haul.

Alabama IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

Per-gallon rate for Alabama (effective = base + surcharge), with delta vs the US average.

Diesel Rank #27 of US
$0.3100 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.0556 below avg
Gasoline Rank #20 of US
$0.3000 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.0271 below avg

Full IFTA matrix in our quarterly calculator.

Data: FMCSA Company Census (public domain) · IFTA Inc tax matrix · refreshed weekly + monthly respectively.
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