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New trucking companies in Minnesota, August 2026

Minnesota is adding about 85 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -23% versus the prior three months and +2% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 66, 37 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Minnesota added 1,166 new carriers against 14,646 currently active, a 8.0% 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)6666371.8%
July 2026 (provisional)140131861.9%
June 20265047291.6%
May 20267462441.9%
April 2026126106901.7%
March 2026131113961.7%
February 202610792791.6%
January 202610384741.5%
December 20258775601.7%
November 20259083641.8%
October 202510288681.6%
September 20259077631.5%
August 20258981651.4%
July 20259175561.4%
June 20257064511.2%
May 20258578611.4%
April 20259384661.5%
March 20259688711.4%
February 20259587631.6%
January 20259880651.7%
December 20249885622.2%
November 20249989622.2%
October 20248369531.7%
September 20247367511.5%

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

Method

Active carriers in the FMCSA Company Census with a physical address in Minnesota, 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.