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Ohio trucking industry insights

35,629 active for-hire motor carriers based in Ohio — 2.83% 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 2 days ago (Oct 31, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
35,629
Power units
615,550
Drivers
304,857
Hazmat carriers
3,997
New this year
+4,062
Share of US
2.83%

Fleet size distribution — Ohio

How Ohio for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Ohio

Click a rating to browse Ohio carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Ohio

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 R L CARRIERS WILMINGTON 10,382
2 DAYTON FREIGHT DAYTON 2,278
3 RUMPKE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC CINCINNATI 2,171
4 KFN CINCINNATI 2,152
5 CST MASON 1,995
6 CHEESEMAN LLC FORT RECOVERY 1,949
7 FAF GROVEPORT 1,729
8 PETERMANN LTD CINCINNATI 1,395
9 STG DRAYAGE LLC DUBLIN 1,384
10 HC TRANSPORT INC CINCINNATI 1,297
11 CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CO CLEVELAND 1,288
12 KROGER BROKERAGE SERVICES CINCINNATI 1,198
13 CONTAINERPORT GROUP CLEVELAND 1,150
14 MIDWEST LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LTD CELINA 1,128
15 ENVIROSERVE LOGISITICS NORTH CANTON 978

Top cargo categories — Ohio

What Ohio for-hire carriers haul.

Ohio IFTA fuel tax

Q3 2026

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

Diesel Rank #11 of US
$0.4700 /gal effective
US avg $0.3681 — +$0.1019 above avg
Gasoline Rank #12 of US
$0.3850 /gal effective
US avg $0.3267 — +$0.0583 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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