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New trucking companies in Montana, August 2026

Montana is adding about 12 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -14% versus the prior three months and -20% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 8, 6 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Montana added 174 new carriers against 2,747 currently active, a 6.3% 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)8860.2%
July 2026 (provisional)171550.2%
June 202610940.3%
May 20267740.2%
April 2026161080.2%
March 20261914100.2%
February 20262423170.4%
January 2026131180.2%
December 20251615100.3%
November 20251816130.4%
October 20251412100.2%
September 202512760.2%
August 20251614100.3%
July 2025121280.2%
June 20251614100.3%
May 20251915110.3%
April 202511960.2%
March 20251918160.3%
February 20252218150.4%
January 20252020140.3%
December 20247750.2%
November 20249840.2%
October 20249960.2%
September 2024141390.3%

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

Method

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