North Carolina's 100 Biggest Trucking Fleets (2026)
Every fleet below is headquartered in North Carolina and ranked by the power-unit count on its latest MCS-150 filing. Open any row for that carrier’s full public workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filings, and its month-over-month FMCSA record timeline.
| Carrier | City | Power Units | Drivers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
USDOT 90849
|
THOMASVILLE | 10,974 | 11,620 | — |
|
COMPASS GROUP USA INC
USDOT 132504
|
CHARLOTTE | 5,713 | 4,370 | — |
|
BFS ASSET HOLDINGS LLC
USDOT 325981
|
RALEIGH | 4,524 | 5,436 | — |
|
DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
USDOT 94646
|
CHARLOTTE | 3,861 | 4,459 | — |
|
BROWN TRANSPORT CORP
USDOT 92700
|
CHARLOTTE | 3,625 | 2,680 | — |
|
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC
USDOT 4414835
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MOORESVILLE | 3,163 | 1,866 | — |
|
CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
USDOT 191496
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CONCORD | 2,954 | 3,010 | — |
|
PIKE ELECTRIC LLC
USDOT 165182
|
MT AIRY | 2,829 | 4,450 | — |
|
CCBCC OPERATIONS LLC
USDOT 1441162
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CHARLOTTE | 2,586 | 2,804 | — |
|
OLD DOMINION FRT LINE INC
USDOT 362900
|
HIGH POINT | 2,366 | 2,917 | — |
|
FERMIN ARRIOLA AGUILAR
USDOT 1639398
|
DOBSON | 2,000 | 1,500 | — |
|
ROSALINDA CABALLERO TREJO
USDOT 1507779
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SNOW HILL | 1,999 | 1,500 | — |
|
JOSE MIGUEL NUNEZ AGUILAR
USDOT 1639729
|
ELKIN | 1,999 | 1,500 | — |
|
OCTAVIO CABALLERO
USDOT 1507495
|
SNOW HILL | 1,996 | 1,500 | — |
|
WILSON FERNANDO PADILLA
USDOT 1680909
|
MOUNT AIRY | 1,996 | 1,500 | — |
|
JOEL VARGAS JIMENEZ
USDOT 1165651
|
PINNACLE | 1,994 | 1,500 | — |
|
MAYRA ISABEL BALDERAS-MENDEZ
USDOT 1688485
|
MOUNT AIRY | 1,994 | 1,500 | — |
|
CASEY MCKINLEY MARTIN
USDOT 1698789
|
MOUNT AIRY | 1,991 | 1,500 | — |
|
OSCAR VARGAS CISNEROS
USDOT 1164805
|
ELKIN | 1,987 | 1,500 | — |
|
WASTE INDUSTRIES USA
USDOT 198696
|
RALEIGH | 1,852 | 1,378 | — |
|
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC
USDOT 97235
|
MOORESVILLE | 1,507 | 1,791 | — |
|
ASPHALT BUYER II LLC
USDOT 4350289
|
HUNTERSVILLE | 1,247 | 1,577 | — |
|
AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC
USDOT 175882
|
HUNTERSVILLE | 1,117 | 1,875 | — |
|
PILOT FREIGHT CARRIES INC
USDOT 48092
|
WINSTON SALEM | 1,054 | 1,523 | — |
|
BROWN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
USDOT 97209
|
CHARLOTTE | 1,039 | 1,059 | — |
|
PROBUILD EAST LLC
USDOT 1193526
|
CHARLOTTE | 936 | 567 | — |
|
EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM LLC
USDOT 120195
|
GREENSBORO | 896 | 993 | — |
|
ADUSA TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 57029
|
SALISBURY | 862 | 1,335 | — |
|
CCX NATIONWIDE INC
USDOT 184253
|
CHARLOTTE | 826 | 878 | — |
|
MEADOWBROOK MEAT COMPANY INC
USDOT 224605
|
ROCKY MOUNT | 816 | 1,622 | — |
|
PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC
USDOT 148431
|
RALEIGH | 754 | 526 | — |
|
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC
USDOT 382882
|
RALEIGH | 707 | 378 | — |
|
BMC EAST LLC
USDOT 342515
|
RALEIGH | 641 | 1,175 | — |
|
PIKE ELECTRIC WEST LLC
USDOT 4333055
|
MOUNT AIRY | 621 | 1,041 | — |
|
PREFERRED HOUSING SERVICES
USDOT 190905
|
GREENSBORO | 608 | 608 | — |
|
SHAW ENERGY DELIVERY SERVICES INC
USDOT 1024413
|
CHARLOTTE | 606 | 534 | — |
|
LARK TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 4194427
|
LAWNDALE | 600 | 600 | — |
|
RED CLASSIC TRANSIT LLC
USDOT 2097834
|
CHARLOTTE | 577 | 705 | — |
|
RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION LLC
USDOT 418543
|
WASHINGTON | 566 | 471 | — |
|
LAMBERTS CABLE SPLICING COMPANY LLC
USDOT 977888
|
ROCKY MOUNT | 561 | 419 | — |
|
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC
USDOT 2483821
|
CHARLOTTE | 559 | 652 | — |
|
PONY EXPRESS COURIER CORPORATION OF AMERICA
USDOT 76285
|
CHARLOTTE | 542 | 1,748 | — |
|
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY INC
USDOT 196861
|
CHARLOTTE | 518 | 511 | — |
|
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS INC
USDOT 334451
|
GASTONIA | 513 | 436 | — |
|
CAROLINA POWER & SIGNALIZATION INC
USDOT 2556917
|
FAYETTEVILLE | 513 | 543 | — |
|
MURPHY BROWN LLC
USDOT 1021423
|
WARSAW | 511 | 675 | — |
|
CARDINAL DEDICATED DELIVERY INC
USDOT 868339
|
CONCORD | 510 | 550 | — |
|
CAROLINA POWER & SIGNALIZATION
USDOT 4390518
|
FAYETTEVILLE | 510 | 450 | — |
|
FREDRICKSON MOTOR EXPRESS CORP
USDOT 97132
|
CHARLOTTE | 506 | 456 | — |
|
LEE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLC
USDOT 730593
|
ABERDEEN | 504 | 605 | — |
|
CARGO TRANSPORTERS INC
USDOT 257768
|
CLAREMONT | 500 | 513 | — |
|
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO
USDOT 148200
|
RALEIGH | 472 | 833 | — |
|
ARGOS READY MIX CAROLINA'S CORP
USDOT 491372
|
RALEIGH | 467 | 379 | — |
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BILLORUS TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3749157
|
RALEIGH | 467 | 265 | — |
|
PUGH LUBRICANTS LLC
USDOT 2942768
|
ASHEBORO | 465 | 324 | — |
|
NATIONAL WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY INC
USDOT 47552
|
CHARLOTTE | 464 | 395 | — |
|
CLAY HYDER TRUCKING LINES INC
USDOT 123612
|
HICKORY | 450 | 425 | — |
|
PIEDMONT COCA-COLA BOTTLING PARTNERSHIP
USDOT 547755
|
CHARLOTTE | 431 | 285 | — |
|
FAST FOOD MERCHANDISERS INC
USDOT 108306
|
ROCKY MOUNT | 428 | 431 | — |
|
SUIZA DAIRY GROUP LLC
USDOT 288825
|
CHARLOTTE | 394 | 467 | — |
|
W & L MOTOR LINES INC
USDOT 97214
|
CONOVER | 391 | 432 | — |
|
SPECTRASITE COMMUNICATIONS INC
USDOT 920451
|
CARY | 391 | 391 | — |
|
HARRIS TEETER LLC
USDOT 16362
|
MATTHEWS | 389 | 455 | — |
|
UNICON CONCRETE LLC
USDOT 923353
|
DURHAM | 388 | 337 | — |
|
STACKHOUSE INC
USDOT 257934
|
GOLDSBORO | 376 | 505 | — |
|
SHARP TRANSIT LLC
USDOT 910824
|
SALISBURY | 360 | 456 | — |
|
COLONY TIRE CORPORATION
USDOT 432824
|
EDENTON | 359 | 300 | — |
|
UNICON CONCRETE LLC
USDOT 328409
|
DURHAM | 356 | 308 | — |
|
1-800-PACK-RAT LLC
USDOT 1534531
|
WAKE FOREST | 345 | 420 | — |
|
GXO LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN INC
USDOT 153372
|
HIGH POINT | 337 | 392 | — |
|
ST WOOTEN CORPORATION
USDOT 192153
|
WILSON | 334 | 323 | — |
|
POWER HOME SOLAR LLC
USDOT 2952209
|
MOORESVILLE | 333 | 121 | — |
|
DILLARD-LEWIS INC
USDOT 534459
|
RALEIGH | 331 | 358 | — |
|
SALEM CARRIERS INC
USDOT 229354
|
WINSTON SALEM | 317 | 349 | — |
|
POWERSECURE INC
USDOT 1756927
|
DURHAM | 317 | 112 | — |
|
BLUE MAX TRUCKING INC
USDOT 292091
|
CHARLOTTE | 316 | 316 | — |
|
BEST DEDICATED LLC
USDOT 1247640
|
KENERSVILLE | 312 | 312 | — |
|
CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ATLANTIC LLC
USDOT 352530
|
GREENSBORO | 310 | 260 | — |
|
BARNES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
USDOT 548617
|
WILSON | 309 | 309 | — |
|
TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC
USDOT 90882
|
KINSTON | 305 | 264 | — |
|
STERLING TRANSPORT CO INC
USDOT 603592
|
VASS | 304 | 278 | — |
|
DELHAIZE AMERICA LLC
USDOT 94770
|
SALISBURY | 302 | 427 | — |
|
MIGWAY INC
USDOT 2328470
|
PINEVILLE | 300 | 295 | — |
|
HILCO TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 328463
|
GREENSBORO | 299 | 287 | — |
|
COBLE DAIRY COOPERATIVE INC
USDOT 16210
|
LEXINGTON | 292 | 233 | — |
|
NCI GROUP INC
USDOT 251898
|
CARY | 291 | 182 | — |
|
CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES INC
USDOT 97088
|
LENOIR | 287 | 260 | — |
|
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC
USDOT 335611
|
GREENSBORO | 287 | 281 | — |
|
SOUTHERN CONCRETE MATERIALS
USDOT 3189878
|
ASHEVILLE | 286 | 286 | — |
|
CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
USDOT 257302
|
MOORESVILLE | 280 | 282 | — |
|
BRAD RAGAN INC
USDOT 140336
|
CHARLOTTE | 278 | 188 | — |
|
ZENITH FREIGHT LINES LLC
USDOT 402000
|
CONOVER | 275 | 268 | — |
|
MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
USDOT 48104
|
HICKORY | 274 | 347 | — |
|
FDH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3116356
|
RALEIGH | 272 | 60 | — |
|
CAROLINA 1926 LLC
USDOT 103195
|
CHARLOTTE | 271 | 296 | — |
|
MACHINE & WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY
USDOT 108607
|
DUNN | 269 | 233 | — |
|
COLONIAL MOTOR FREIGHT LINE
USDOT 90769
|
HIGH POINT | 266 | 220 | — |
|
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS WEST DIVISION LLC
USDOT 3996543
|
RALEIGH | 259 | 191 | — |
|
SUNBELT FURNITURE XPRESS INC
USDOT 97173
|
HICKORY | 258 | 258 | — |
|
BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY
USDOT 83908
|
ROCKY MOUNT | 254 | 242 | — |
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How big is the trucking industry in North Carolina?
Nightly aggregation of the FMCSA census puts North Carolina at 53,900 active motor carriers running roughly 343,439 power units combined, and about 51% of those carriers are single-truck owner-operators. Average active fleet size works out to 7.3 trucks.
How fast is the North Carolina carrier market changing?
904 new NC carrier registrations appeared in the last 90 days — and 1,208 registrations carry an FMCSA prior-revocation link, the raw material of chameleon re-registrations.
Which North Carolina carrier runs the biggest fleet?
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC out of THOMASVILLE tops the NC ranking with 10974 power units on its latest MCS-150. Its complete vetting workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filings, and record timeline — is at https://mclookup.com/carrier/90849.
Where does this North Carolina ranking come from?
The list orders every carrier headquartered in NC by self-reported power units, filtered for plausibility (a driver-to-truck ratio between 0.3 and 5.0 screens out data-entry junk like thousand-truck fleets with zero drivers). Showing the top 100 of 10,449 qualifying carriers; every row links to that carrier's full public record.
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