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New trucking companies in South Carolina, August 2026

South Carolina is adding about 82 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -35% versus the prior three months and -35% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 67, 40 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months South Carolina added 1,323 new carriers against 12,666 currently active, a 10.4% 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)6767401.8%
July 2026 (provisional)120109731.6%
June 20266056441.9%
May 20266451361.6%
April 20261571261092.1%
March 20261561281062.0%
February 2026121102891.8%
January 2026122108951.8%
December 202510888722.1%
November 20259989741.9%
October 20251441271122.3%
September 202510588691.7%
August 202512098851.9%
July 2025119101781.9%
June 2025142123972.4%
May 2025115102861.9%
April 20251291151002.1%
March 20251471291102.1%
February 20251411311022.4%
January 202511394751.9%
December 20247463501.7%
November 20249988732.2%
October 20249283681.8%
September 20249175541.9%

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

Method

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