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Maryland trucking industry insights

19,905 active for-hire motor carriers based in Maryland — 1.59% 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 (Sep 12, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
19,905
Power units
312,153
Drivers
89,016
Hazmat carriers
2,737
New this year
+1,568
Share of US
1.59%

Fleet size distribution — Maryland

How Maryland for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Maryland

Click a rating to browse Maryland carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Maryland

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 COWAN SYSTEMS LLC BALTIMORE 1,882
2 WILLSCOT BALTIMORE 1,426
3 FASTER BRENTWWOD 1,392
4 THOMPSONGAS LLC FREDERICK 1,210
5 NEXTCAR TRUCK RENTAL AND LEASING LAUREL 297
6 PERDUE TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED SALISBURY 289
7 D M BOWMAN INC WILLIAMSPORT 265
8 LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC HAGERSTOWN 256
9 ALFA TO OMEGA LOGISTICS PIKESVILLE 253
10 COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLC BALTIMORE 239
11 COASTAL SUNBELT PRODUCE LLC LAUREL 215
12 QUEST TRANSPORT LLC BALTIMORE 212
13 NAQEL TRANSPORT AND INVESTMENT BARTER COMPANY AMMAN 200
14 WOODLAWN MOTOR COACH INC BALTIMORE 198
15 SMITH BUS SERVICE INC ODENTON 185

Top cargo categories — Maryland

What Maryland for-hire carriers haul.

Maryland IFTA fuel tax

Q2 2026

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

Diesel Rank #11 of US
$0.4675 /gal effective
US avg $0.3663 — +$0.1012 above avg
Gasoline Rank #7 of US
$0.4600 /gal effective
US avg $0.3276 — +$0.1324 above 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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