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New trucking companies in New Mexico, August 2026

New Mexico is adding about 22 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -37% versus the prior three months and -39% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 10, 5 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months New Mexico added 354 new carriers against 4,100 currently active, a 8.6% 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)101050.3%
July 2026 (provisional)2828170.4%
June 20262726140.9%
May 20261616130.4%
April 20264440330.6%
March 20264543340.6%
February 20263832250.6%
January 20263630230.5%
December 20252725190.5%
November 20252624180.5%
October 20253230250.5%
September 20252522160.4%
August 20253937230.6%
July 20253432210.5%
June 20253533260.6%
May 20253834250.6%
April 20253230250.5%
March 20253432250.5%
February 20253836280.6%
January 20252927200.5%
December 20241313100.3%
November 20242424210.5%
October 20242423170.5%
September 20243331180.7%

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

Method

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