← National insights

Missouri trucking industry insights

15,483 active for-hire motor carriers based in Missouri — 1.23% 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 (Oct 10, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

Browse all Missouri carriers →

For-hire carriers
15,483
Power units
166,073
Drivers
108,884
Hazmat carriers
1,947
New this year
+1,493
Share of US
1.23%

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 THYSSENKRUPP SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES NA WENTZVILLE 1,315
8 TRUCKMOVERS INDEPENDENCE 1,026
9 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS SPRINGFIELD 919
10 MFA INCORPORATED COLUMBIA 846
11 TNI SAINT CHARLES 831
12 AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT COMPANY FENTON 769
13 MTM TRANSIT LAKE ST LOUIS 741
14 ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC SAINT LOUIS 683
15 OATS TRANSIT COLUMBIA 673

Top cargo categories — Missouri

What Missouri for-hire carriers haul.

Missouri IFTA fuel tax

Q3 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 $0.3681 — $-0.0731 below avg
Gasoline Rank #21 of US
$0.2950 /gal effective
US avg $0.3267 — $-0.0317 below avg

Full IFTA matrix in our quarterly calculator.

Data: FMCSA Company Census (public domain) · IFTA Inc tax matrix · refreshed weekly + monthly respectively.
State aggregates cached server-side for 24h.