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Montana trucking industry insights

3,994 active for-hire motor carriers based in Montana — 0.35% 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
3,994
Power units
57,697
Drivers
14,216
Hazmat carriers
696
New this year
+106
Share of US
0.35%

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 TRANSYSTEMS LLC GREAT FALLS 467
2 DSV ROAD TRANSPORT INC MISSOULA 421
3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS INC HELENA 326
4 XANTERRA PARKS & RESORTS GARDINER 144
5 ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES INC BILLINGS 143
6 MOUNTAIN VIEW CO-OP BLACK EAGLE 119
7 SYSCO MONTANA INC BILLINGS 118
8 A & I DISTRIBUTORS BILLINGS 104
9 OFTEDAL CONSTRUCTION INC MILES CITY 95
10 BEACH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY MISSOULA 90
11 FRANZ CONSTRUCTION INC SIDNEY 88
12 CORCORAN TRUCKING INC BILLINGS 87
13 MONTANA FENCE MILD FENCE IDAHO FENCE KALISPELL 85
14 DTS BILLINGS 82
15 VOX LOGISTICS LLC BILLINGS 80

Top cargo categories — Montana

What Montana for-hire carriers haul.

Montana IFTA fuel tax

Q1 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 $0.3656 — $-0.0681 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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