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133,620 active for-hire motor carriers based in Texas — 11.74% 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 (May 9, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
133,620
Power units
1,145,610
Drivers
561,705
Hazmat carriers
8,002
New this year
+6,128
Share of US
11.74%

Fleet size distribution — Texas

How Texas for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Texas

Click a rating to browse Texas carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Texas

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 Y&JE TRUCKING CORP ODESSA 10,734
2 UNITED RENTALS IRVING 7,789
3 SUPERMAN TRANSPORTERZ HOUSTON 4,872
4 SRS DISTRIBUTION MCKINNEY 4,834
5 KINGS B TRUCKING GILMER 4,501
6 BRINKS COPPELL 3,287
7 LOOMIS OR LOOMIS INTERNATIONAL HOUSTON 3,042
8 NEXTIER COMPLETION SOLUTIONS INC HOUSTON 2,193
9 STEVENS TRANSPORT INC DALLAS 2,122
10 MFS FLEET INC TEMPLE 2,073
11 ANTONIO WILLIAMSON T&T SERVICES LANCASTER 2,007
12 BRUCKNERS TRUCK & EQUIPMENT AMARILLO 1,957
13 TRANSCO INC TEMPLE 1,879
14 DARLING INGREDIENTS IRVING 1,865
15 BEN E KEITH FOODS BEN E KEITH BEVERAGES FORT WORTH 1,768

Top cargo categories — Texas

What Texas for-hire carriers haul.

Texas IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #45 of US
$0.2000 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.1656 below avg
Gasoline Rank #37 of US
$0.2000 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.1271 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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