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Louisiana trucking industry insights

6,592 active for-hire motor carriers based in Louisiana — 0.58% 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 4 days ago (May 9, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
6,592
Power units
183,994
Drivers
28,059
Hazmat carriers
663
New this year
+387
Share of US
0.58%

Fleet size distribution — Louisiana

How Louisiana for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Louisiana

Click a rating to browse Louisiana carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Louisiana

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 ACME TRUCK LINE INC GRETNA 1,116
2 H&E RENTALS BATON ROUGE 893
3 MACRO TRANSPORT LLC BROUSSARD 409
4 HOTARD COACHES INC NEW ORLEANS 334
5 AMERICAN SAFETY TRANSIT LLC BELLE CHASSE 306
6 WASTE PRO OF LOUISIANA INC KENNER 290
7 LIVE OAK WASTE BOSSIER CITY 251
8 DOC ENERGY SERVICES INC BOSSIER CITY 239
9 JOHN N JOHN CROWLEY 213
10 BIG 4 TRUCKING INC ROSELAND 179
11 R L C TRUCKING LLC SHREVEPORT 170
12 TEAMONE LOGISTICS LLC LAFAYETTE 169
13 SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC PORT ALLEN 140
14 HIS PIPELINE LLC BALL 126
15 TANMAR RENTALS LLC EUNICE 125

Top cargo categories — Louisiana

What Louisiana for-hire carriers haul.

Louisiana IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #45 of US
$0.2000 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.1656 below avg
Gasoline Rank #37 of US
$0.2000 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.1271 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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