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New trucking companies in Nebraska, August 2026

Nebraska is adding about 26 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -33% versus the prior three months and -13% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 17, 14 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Nebraska added 424 new carriers against 6,495 currently active, a 6.5% 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)1716140.5%
July 2026 (provisional)4343230.6%
June 20261817110.6%
May 20262222160.6%
April 20264439340.6%
March 20265046390.6%
February 20263736270.6%
January 20264035280.6%
December 20253830260.7%
November 20255045381.0%
October 20253427240.5%
September 20253127250.5%
August 20253026250.5%
July 20253729220.6%
June 20252421110.4%
May 20252823180.5%
April 20253025180.5%
March 20254241310.6%
February 20253231210.5%
January 20254437260.8%
December 20242221160.5%
November 20242828190.6%
October 20242220120.4%
September 20242826170.6%

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

Method

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