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New trucking companies in Maryland, August 2026

Maryland is adding about 85 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -39% versus the prior three months and -23% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 71, 39 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Maryland added 1,468 new carriers against 13,704 currently active, a 10.7% 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)7163391.9%
July 2026 (provisional)124117661.7%
June 20266158342.0%
May 20268677542.2%
April 2026148118971.9%
March 20261841591342.4%
February 20261401141062.1%
January 20261641371162.4%
December 2025128110882.5%
November 20259985711.9%
October 2025130113962.1%
September 2025133117942.2%
August 202510586701.7%
July 202511697781.8%
June 202510883661.9%
May 2025147119882.5%
April 2025141112932.3%
March 20251661331002.4%
February 202510691711.8%
January 2025129109792.2%
December 20248977552.0%
November 202410186672.3%
October 20249989742.0%
September 20249477612.0%

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

Method

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