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Montana trucking industry insights

4,692 active for-hire motor carriers based in Montana — 0.37% 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 6 days ago (Sep 12, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
4,692
Power units
60,230
Drivers
16,510
Hazmat carriers
732
New this year
+232
Share of US
0.37%

Fleet size distribution — Montana

How Montana for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Montana

Click a rating to browse Montana carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Montana

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 RE INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC KALISPELL 595
2 TRANSYSTEMS LLC GREAT FALLS 467
3 DSV ROAD TRANSPORT INC MISSOULA 421
4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS INC HELENA 326
5 CITYSERVICEVALCON AND BTI MONTANA KALISPELL 161
6 XANTERRA PARKS & RESORTS GARDINER 144
7 ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES INC BILLINGS 143
8 MOUNTAIN VIEW CO-OP BLACK EAGLE 119
9 SYSCO MONTANA INC BILLINGS 111
10 MANHATTAN PLUMBING AND HEATING THREE FORKS PLUMBING AND HEATING LIVINGSTON PLUMBING AND HEATING MANHATTAN AIR MPH EXCAVA MANHATTAN 110
11 L&L SITE SERVICES INC BELGRADE 108
12 SORENSEN TRANSPORT MISSOULA 104
13 A & I DISTRIBUTORS BILLINGS 104
14 OFTEDAL CONSTRUCTION INC MILES CITY 95
15 BEACH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY MISSOULA 90

Top cargo categories — Montana

What Montana for-hire carriers haul.

Montana IFTA fuel tax

Q2 2026

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

Diesel Rank #29 of US
$0.2975 /gal effective
US avg $0.3663 — $-0.0688 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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