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Missouri trucking industry insights

14,066 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 21 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
14,066
Power units
158,559
Drivers
97,927
Hazmat carriers
1,940
New this year
+639
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 EQUIPMENT SHARE 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 TRI NATIONAL INC SAINT CHARLES 831
11 MAYFLOWER TRANSIT LLC FENTON 769
12 MTM TRANSIT LAKE ST LOUIS 741
13 OATS INC COLUMBIA 709
14 ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC SAINT LOUIS 683
15 MFA OIL OR MFA PROPANE COLUMBIA 652

Top cargo categories — Missouri

What Missouri for-hire carriers haul.

Missouri IFTA fuel tax

Q1 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 $0.3656 — $-0.0706 below avg
Gasoline Rank #22 of US
$0.2950 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.0321 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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