A monthly measure of the number of motor carriers with an active USDOT number provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and who report having at least one tractor and have 20,000 annual miles or more per tractor on their MCS150 form.
Safety Managers, Dispatchers, Brokers, Carriers, Analysts, Shippers
The number of motor carriers with active DOT numbers is an indicator of capacity expansion or contraction in the trucking industry. The data is broken out by fleet type i.e. private fleet and for-hire fleet in the following fleet categories:
FCTC – Total Count of Fleets
FCFH – Total Count of Fleets Authorized For Hire
FCPF – Total Count of Private Fleets
TCTC – Total Count of Tractors
TCFHMS – Total Count of Tractors in Interstate Fleets Authorized For Hire
TCPF – Total Count of Tractors in Private Fleets