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New Jersey trucking industry insights

27,089 active for-hire motor carriers based in New Jersey — 2.16% 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
27,089
Power units
375,376
Drivers
133,732
Hazmat carriers
2,262
New this year
+2,895
Share of US
2.16%

Fleet size distribution — New Jersey

How New Jersey for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — New Jersey

Click a rating to browse New Jersey carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in New Jersey

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 NFI TRANSPORTATION CAMDEN 3,294
2 NJ TRANSIT BUS OPERATIONS NEWARK 2,394
3 SUBURBAN PROPANE WHIPPANY 2,088
4 PERFORMANCE TEAM-HUDD TRANSPORTATION-PILOT FREIGHT SERVICES FLORHAM PARK 1,239
5 DANIELS LIVINGSTON 963
6 EASTERN LIFT TRUCK MAPLE SHADE 907
7 LANGUM TRANSPORT LLC BLACKWOOD 900
8 SHEPPARD BUS SERVICE BRIDGETON 711
9 ACV ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC RAHWAY 702
10 IMPERIAL BRADY JERSEY CITY 673
11 ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC HOBOKEN 652
12 MONDELEZ GLOBAL LLC EAST HANOVER 633
13 INTERSTATE WASTE SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY TEANECK 556
14 MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC UNION 502
15 O'NEILL LOGISTICS (TRANSPORTATION) LLC NEWARK 478

Top cargo categories — New Jersey

What New Jersey for-hire carriers haul.

New Jersey IFTA fuel tax

Q2 2026

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

Diesel Rank #6 of US
$0.5610 /gal effective
US avg $0.3663 — +$0.1947 above avg
Gasoline Rank #5 of US
$0.4910 /gal effective
US avg $0.3276 — +$0.1634 above 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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