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Michigan trucking industry insights

25,777 active for-hire motor carriers based in Michigan — 2.21% 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 2 days ago (Aug 1, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
25,777
Power units
457,847
Drivers
176,363
Hazmat carriers
2,484
New this year
+1,589
Share of US
2.21%

Fleet size distribution — Michigan

How Michigan for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Michigan

Click a rating to browse Michigan carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Michigan

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 XPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT INC ANN ARBOR 10,260
2 CENTRAL TRANSPORT WARREN 4,944
3 GFS TRANSPORT LLC WYOMING 2,011
4 STAR TRUCK RENTALS INC GRAND RAPIDS 1,616
5 UNITED ROAD AND PILOT TRANSPORT PLYMOUTH 1,306
6 MARTIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC BYRON CENTER 1,160
7 PRIORITY WASTE CLINTON TOWNSHIP 859
8 MEARS GROUP INC ROSEBUSH 848
9 UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL MI WARREN 660
10 DOMINO'S PIZZA DISTRIBUTION LLC ANN ARBOR 636
11 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLYMOUTH 633
12 BENORE LOGISTIC SYSTEMS INC ERIE 632
13 TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC DEARBORN 623
14 UNIVERSAL WARREN 620
15 US ECOLOGY OR REPUBLIC SERVICES ROMULUS 610

Top cargo categories — Michigan

What Michigan for-hire carriers haul.

Michigan IFTA fuel tax

Q2 2026

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

Diesel Rank #7 of US
$0.5240 /gal effective
US avg $0.3663 — +$0.1577 above avg
Gasoline Rank #4 of US
$0.5240 /gal effective
US avg $0.3276 — +$0.1964 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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