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New trucking companies in Michigan, August 2026

Michigan is adding about 91 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -41% versus the prior three months and -26% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 77, 39 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Michigan added 1,473 new carriers against 15,088 currently active, a 9.8% 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)7773392.1%
July 2026 (provisional)141132871.9%
June 20265656291.8%
May 20269073592.3%
April 20261941511242.6%
March 20261811521332.3%
February 2026117100841.8%
January 20261411161012.1%
December 202510484722.0%
November 2025121105942.4%
October 20251381151022.2%
September 202511391751.9%
August 202512092781.9%
July 2025124104842.0%
June 2025126112882.2%
May 2025127104852.1%
April 202512098712.0%
March 2025137114882.0%
February 20251371231012.3%
January 2025121112912.1%
December 20249781612.2%
November 20248978602.0%
October 202410489622.1%
September 202410182472.1%

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

Method

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