Carriers based in Florida
Active motor carriers whose physical address, as registered with FMCSA, is in Florida. The census records each one as operating in interstate commerce or only within its state.
- active interstate carriers
- 30,808
- of those, authorized for hire
- 27,561
- active intrastate carriers
- 115,978
- carriers granted for-hire property authority, 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-11
- 1,095
Source: FMCSA Company Census az4n-8mr2 and Motus AuthHist (All With History) yu5v-wbh6, fetched 2026-10-12. Carriers are active census entities registered as carriers, counted by physical state. The authority figure counts carriers, once each by USDOT number, that were granted for-hire property authority (except household goods) in the Motus history, matched to the census.
3,447 new USDOT numbers were registered to active carriers in Florida in the same 90 days (1,847 interstate). A USDOT number is not an operating authority: the date is when the number was issued, and many never haul for hire.
Source: FMCSA Company Census az4n-8mr2, add_date, fetched 2026-10-12.
Interstate carriers by fleet size
Active interstate carriers in Florida, by the number of power units on their census record, and each band's share of all of them.
| Power units | Carriers | Share | Share, drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,181 | 62% | |
| 2 to 5 | 7,638 | 25% | |
| 6 to 10 | 1,261 | 4% | |
| 11 to 50 | 1,100 | 4% | |
| 51 to 100 | 180 | under 1% | |
| 101 or more | 212 | under 1% | |
| None recorded | 1,236 | 4% | |
| All interstate | 30,808 | 100% |
Source: FMCSA Company Census az4n-8mr2, fetched 2026-10-12. "None recorded" is a record with no power units, or none entered. Shares are of all active interstate carriers in Florida, rounded to the nearest whole percent, and the bars are drawn to the same scale.
Federal minimum liability
The federal rules set the least public liability a motor carrier must have. Each row gives the regulation's amount and its own description of what the row covers; they are a floor set by law, not a view on what any carrier should buy.
$750,000
Property (nonhazardous)
For-hire, interstate or foreign commerce, 10,001 lb GVWR or more. 49 CFR 387.9
$1,000,000
Oil listed in 49 CFR 172.101; hazardous waste, hazardous materials and hazardous substances defined in 49 CFR 171.8 and listed in 49 CFR 172.101, but not mentioned in the $5,000,000 rows
For-hire and private, interstate or foreign commerce in any quantity, or intrastate in bulk, 10,001 lb GVWR or more. 49 CFR 387.9
$5,000,000
Hazardous substances, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, in cargo tanks, portable tanks or hopper-type vehicles with capacities over 3,500 water gallons; or in bulk Division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 materials, Division 2.3 Hazard Zone A or Division 6.1 Packing Group I Hazard Zone A material; in bulk Division 2.1 or 2.2; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403
For-hire and private, interstate, foreign or intrastate commerce, 10,001 lb GVWR or more. 49 CFR 387.9
$5,000,000
Any quantity of Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 material; any quantity of a Division 2.3 Hazard Zone A or Division 6.1 Packing Group I Hazard Zone A material; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403
For-hire and private, interstate or foreign commerce, under 10,001 lb GVWR. 49 CFR 387.9
$300,000
Property (non-hazardous)
For-hire carrier with FMCSA authority, fleet of vehicles all under 10,001 lb GVWR. 49 CFR 387.303
Florida's own truck insurance minimums and USDOT rule
Florida sets its own liability floor for trucks on its roads. Section 627.7415, Florida Statutes, requires commercial motor vehicles and qualified motor vehicles to carry combined bodily injury and property damage liability of at least $50,000 per occurrence at 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more but less than 35,000, $100,000 at 35,000 pounds or more but less than 44,000, and $300,000 at 44,000 pounds or more; vehicles subject to 49 C.F.R. part 387, subparts A and B, must meet the federal minimums instead. A violation is a noncriminal traffic infraction. For safety rules, section 316.302 applies 49 C.F.R. parts 382-386 and 390-397 to intrastate carriers as those rules stood on December 31, 2023, with state exceptions such as intrastate hours of service. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) performs the duties the federal rules give the FMCSA field administrator, and its personnel may conduct compliance reviews that check section 627.7415. FLHSMV states that a company is required by law to register for a USDOT number and display it on its commercial motor vehicles, and that registration fees are not applied to companies solely in intrastate operations. Vehicles under 26,001 pounds carrying property that does not require placards are among the exemptions it lists.
Source: Florida Statutes ss. 627.7415 and 316.302 (2026), flsenate.gov; FLHSMV Florida USDOT Numbers page, checked 2026-09-26 (AI-assisted research checked against the cited source; approved for publication by the site operator on 2026-09-28).
Check the agent's license in Florida
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How to check an insurance agent's license in Florida, including DFS's own search.
Questions
What is the federal minimum liability for general freight?
$750,000 for a for-hire carrier hauling nonhazardous property in interstate or foreign commerce with vehicles of 10,001 lb GVWR or more, under 49 CFR 387.9. Source: eCFR, 49 CFR 387.9, read 2026-09-26.
How many carriers in Florida were granted new trucking authority in the last 90 days?
1,095 carriers whose physical address in the FMCSA census is in Florida were granted for-hire property authority (except household goods) between 2026-07-14 and 2026-10-11, each counted once however many grants it had. Source: FMCSA Company Census az4n-8mr2 and Motus AuthHist (All With History) yu5v-wbh6, fetched 2026-10-12.
How many interstate motor carriers are based in Florida?
30,808 active interstate carriers list a physical address in Florida, of which 27,561 are authorized for hire. Source: FMCSA Company Census az4n-8mr2, fetched 2026-10-12.