← National insights

Mississippi trucking industry insights

7,254 active for-hire motor carriers based in Mississippi — 0.64% 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.

Browse all Mississippi carriers →

For-hire carriers
7,254
Power units
118,383
Drivers
34,634
Hazmat carriers
780
New this year
+395
Share of US
0.64%

Fleet size distribution — Mississippi

How Mississippi for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Mississippi

Click a rating to browse Mississippi carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Mississippi

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES JACKSON 1,233
2 TOTAL RICHLAND 1,100
3 JORDAN CARRIERS INC NATCHEZ 880
4 WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS LAUREL 634
5 CAL-MAINE FOODS INC RIDGELAND 557
6 ERGON TRUCKING INC JACKSON 499
7 MMC MATERIALS INC MADISON 381
8 WADDLE TRUCKING LLC BELDEN 278
9 SOUTHERN TRUCKING MERIDIAN 269
10 E3 ENVIRONMENTAL CLINTON 258
11 MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE HATTIESBURG 258
12 DEEPWELL ENERGY SERVICES LLC COLUMBIA 257
13 GULF RELAY LLC CLINTON 249
14 MK-TRUCKING PASS CHRISTIAN 212
15 BIG LEVEL TRUCKING INC WIGGINS 198

Top cargo categories — Mississippi

What Mississippi for-hire carriers haul.

Mississippi IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #43 of US
$0.2100 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.1556 below avg
Gasoline Rank #36 of US
$0.2100 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.1171 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.