FMCSA Motor Carriers in Iowa

25,269 FMCSA-registered motor carriers with 544,536 power units and 124,328 drivers in Iowa.

Total Carriers

25,269

Power Units

544,536

Total Drivers

124,328

Avg Fleet Size

21.5

Cities in Iowa

1,172 cities

City	Carriers	Power Units	Drivers
Des Moines	910	11,308	11,156
Cedar Rapids	496	8,189	8,163
Davenport	397	3,882	3,942
Sioux City	389	2,365	2,122
Dubuque	366	7,932	6,950
Waterloo	345	2,540	2,514
Council Bluffs	266	1,408	1,349
Ankeny	183	1,800	1,939
Iowa City	169	647	792
Urbandale	162	20,799	832
Fort Dodge	149	1,515	1,746
Ottumwa	148	804	702
Carroll	142	723	811
Decorah	140	667	692
West Des Moines	139	3,333	3,705
Ames	133	726	814
Marion	132	693	787
Bettendorf	132	1,029	906
Marshalltown	132	397	433
Cedar Falls	129	685	825
Rock Valley	123	566	656
Clinton	123	904	468
Oskaloosa	119	396	562
Mason City	112	380	409
Muscatine	110	536	596
Sioux Center	106	459	478
Le Mars	105	872	827
Indianola	105	345	390
Bloomfield	104	248	257
Storm Lake	102	167	168
Waukee	100	243	292
Altoona	97	1,627	1,197
Osage	95	249	245
Grimes	95	859	936
Harlan	93	534	421
Manchester	92	243	272
Boone	91	291	342
Monticello	91	457	406
Burlington	89	361	367
New Hampton	89	1,316	1,112
Dyersville	88	630	658
Rock Rapids	87	210	213
Johnston	87	896	1,332
Washington	87	282	266
Independence	86	300	285
Newton	84	237	306
Waukon	84	210	192
Kalona	83	294	287
Humboldt	82	321	374
Spencer	82	294	273
Charles City	81	395	399
Pella	80	470	527
Estherville	80	196	207
Chariton	80	637	608
Jefferson	79	211	184
Iowa Falls	78	212	229
Clive	78	1,045	1,025
Clarinda	77	152	173
Denison	76	258	241
Creston	75	232	240
Clear Lake	74	254	244
Atlantic	74	627	683
Cresco	74	242	237
Fairfield	73	220	221
Algona	73	267	271
Spirit Lake	72	268	282
Sheldon	71	416	476
Hull	71	236	240
Emmetsburg	70	214	204
Grinnell	70	160	151
Inwood	69	142	153
Maquoketa	69	208	171
Hampton	68	109	117
Anamosa	67	202	239
Cherokee	66	330	300
Vinton	65	140	136
Glenwood	64	223	227
Centerville	64	172	173
Waverly	63	190	273
Red Oak	63	183	205
Sumner	62	161	147
Sibley	61	211	200
Audubon	61	144	121
Dunlap	59	167	148
Hawarden	59	156	169
Cascade	59	207	239
Dysart	59	98	109
Winterset	58	646	636
Eldridge	57	309	268
Knoxville	57	165	167
Albia	57	139	138
Bellevue	57	125	128
Orange City	57	277	364
Nevada	57	130	142
Coralville	56	236	254
North Liberty	56	2,133	2,144
Webster City	56	128	147
Osceola	55	134	135
Logan	55	103	120
Missouri Valley	55	134	128

Largest Carriers in Iowa

Carrier Name	City	Operation	Power Units	Drivers	Safety
Petrzelka Dirtworks	Norway	Private (Property)	399,997	2	None	Research
Midstate Rolloff LLC	Urbandale	Private (Property)	20,000	2	None	Research
Crst Expedited INC	Cedar Rapids	Authorized For Hire	4,362	4,082	Satisfactory	Research
Annett Holdings INC	Des Moines	Authorized For Hire	3,883	3,469	Satisfactory	Research
Hirschbach Motor Lines INC	Dubuque	Authorized For Hire	2,948	2,556	Satisfactory	Research
Wright Tree Service INC	West Des Moines	Authorized For Hire	2,426	2,515	Satisfactory	Research
10 Roads Express LLC	Carter Lake	Authorized For Hire	1,934	1,704	Satisfactory	Research
Heartland Express INC of Iowa	North Liberty	Authorized For Hire	1,770	1,769	Satisfactory	Research
Foodliner INC	Dubuque	Authorized For Hire	1,226	1,153	Satisfactory	Research
Croell INC	New Hampton	Authorized For Hire	981	745	Satisfactory	Research

Carrier Operation Breakdown

Operation Type	Carriers	Power Units	Drivers	Avg Fleet
Private (Property)	13,867	451,053	32,800	32.5
Authorized For Hire	11,060	91,300	89,273	8.3
Exempt For Hire	324	2,111	2,189	6.5
Unknown	18	72	66	4.0

Cargo Type Breakdown

Cargo Type	Carriers	Power Units	Drivers
Grain/Feed/Hay	10,567	36,459	36,379
General Freight	7,929	453,432	53,352
Farm Supplies	4,066	21,916	22,127
Machinery/Large Objects	4,046	36,936	36,130
Livestock	3,925	9,015	8,665
Construction	3,616	48,790	28,290
Building Materials	3,527	33,192	32,556
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber	1,598	20,084	18,604
Drive/Tow Away	1,131	5,590	5,050
Refrigerated Food	992	18,099	17,652
Liquids/Gases	870	19,666	19,106
Paper Products	847	19,368	18,977
Meat	721	13,878	13,267
Passengers	674	9,160	10,288
Garbage/Refuse	621	7,975	7,374
Beverages	597	19,433	18,816
Household Goods	547	3,391	3,563
Utilities	438	9,033	8,530
Chemicals	428	13,112	13,218
Intermodal Containers	264	6,848	6,403
US Mail	225	6,656	6,142
Water Well	194	789	797
Mobile Homes	145	421	334
Coal/Coke	114	446	435
Oilfield Equipment	102	4,814	4,540

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