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Colorado trucking industry insights

22,183 active for-hire motor carriers based in Colorado — 1.94% 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 20 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
22,183
Power units
375,766
Drivers
89,811
Hazmat carriers
1,845
New this year
+830
Share of US
1.94%

Fleet size distribution — Colorado

How Colorado for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Colorado

Click a rating to browse Colorado carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Colorado

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS LOVELAND 9,367
2 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DENVER 698
3 JBS CARRIERS INC GREELEY 594
4 ACCELERATED SERVICES LLC PARKER 576
5 OLDCASTLE SW GROUP INC GRAND JUNCTION 495
6 WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO AURORA 482
7 NOVUS AG LLC FORT COLLINS 402
8 AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE CO ENGLEWOOD 401
9 NAVAJO EXPRESS INC DENVER 296
10 CO TRAN LLC DENVER 275
11 OFFEN PETROLEUM LLC COMMERCE CITY 274
12 SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY AURORA 257
13 U S TRANSPORT INC DENVER 203
14 SUPREME AUTO TRANSPORT INC LONGMONT 190
15 SITEWISE LLC HENDERSON 189

Top cargo categories — Colorado

What Colorado for-hire carriers haul.

Colorado IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #21 of US
$0.3250 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.0406 below avg
Gasoline Rank #26 of US
$0.2700 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.0571 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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