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New trucking companies in Iowa, August 2026

Iowa is adding about 39 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -15% versus the prior three months and -19% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 33, 18 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Iowa added 555 new carriers against 9,628 currently active, a 5.8% annual entry rate.

The two most recent months are provisional (census lag and MC-docket assignment delay); read trends on the three-month averages.

MonthNew carriersWith ≥1 power unitSingle-truckShare of US
August 2026 (provisional)3332180.9%
July 2026 (provisional)5954370.8%
June 20262422120.8%
May 20263125190.8%
April 20264740310.6%
March 20266057470.8%
February 20266461441.0%
January 20265750410.8%
December 20255142291.0%
November 20254942361.0%
October 20253632290.6%
September 20254438300.7%
August 20255047370.8%
July 20255045340.8%
June 20254440270.8%
May 20255248310.9%
April 20253933240.6%
March 20253832200.6%
February 20254846360.8%
January 20255350320.9%
December 20244439291.0%
November 20243432190.8%
October 20244239290.8%
September 20243834250.8%

Browse the carriers themselves, with authority and insurance status, on USDOT Index: Iowa carriers.

Method

Active carriers in the FMCSA Company Census with a physical address in Iowa, an MC docket, and a USDOT number issued in the month shown. Older months understate entries slightly because carriers that have since gone inactive are excluded. Source: FMCSA via data.transportation.gov (public domain), reloaded monthly.

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Last updated 2026-09-07. Data sources are listed on each page; see About for methodology.