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Alabama trucking industry insights

15,677 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 21 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
15,677
Power units
271,841
Drivers
90,945
Hazmat carriers
1,682
New this year
+609
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 WILEY SANDERS TRUCK LINES INC TROY 609
9 DMT BIRMINGHAM 581
10 MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC CUBA 562
11 WTI TRANSPORT INC TUSCALOOSA 441
12 J & M TANK LINES INC BIRMINGHAM 438
13 SEL TRANSPORTATION TUSCALOOSA 404
14 ACTION RESOURCES LLC BIRMINGHAM 400
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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