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133,936 active for-hire motor carriers based in Texas — 11.73% 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 20 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
133,936
Power units
1,146,319
Drivers
552,466
Hazmat carriers
8,035
New this year
+5,925
Share of US
11.73%

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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