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Missouri trucking industry insights

14,476 active for-hire motor carriers based in Missouri — 1.24% 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
14,476
Power units
161,070
Drivers
105,542
Hazmat carriers
1,996
New this year
+1,138
Share of US
1.24%

Fleet size distribution — Missouri

How Missouri for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Missouri

Click a rating to browse Missouri carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Missouri

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 PRIME INC SPRINGFIELD 7,919
2 UNITED VAN LINES FENTON 4,731
3 EQUIPMENTSHARE COLUMBIA 3,771
4 FERRELLGAS L P LIBERTY 2,784
5 HOGAN TRANSPORTS BRIDGETON 1,581
6 HILAND DAIRY FOODS SPRINGFIELD 1,437
7 TRUCKMOVERS INDEPENDENCE 1,026
8 OAP TRANSPORTATION LLC SPRINGFIELD 919
9 MFA INCORPORATED COLUMBIA 846
10 TNI SAINT CHARLES 831
11 AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT COMPANY FENTON 769
12 MTM TRANSIT LAKE ST LOUIS 741
13 ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC SAINT LOUIS 683
14 OATS TRANSIT COLUMBIA 673
15 VICTORY DRIVEAWAY INC INDEPENDENCE 646

Top cargo categories — Missouri

What Missouri for-hire carriers haul.

Missouri IFTA fuel tax

Q2 2026

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

Diesel Rank #30 of US
$0.2950 /gal effective
US avg $0.3663 — $-0.0713 below avg
Gasoline Rank #22 of US
$0.2950 /gal effective
US avg $0.3276 — $-0.0326 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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