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Iowa trucking companies

26,817 active USDOT-registered carriers list a physical address in Iowa. 6,146 hold active motor-carrier operating authority and 297 hold active broker authority. 11,316 operate interstate, 1,842 are hazmat-flagged. Figures from FMCSA files as of 2026-09-14.

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87new USDOT registrations, last 30 days
340last 90 days
104out-of-service orders, last 12 months
13,916active carriers with an MCS-150 older than 2 years

Fleet sizes

Power unitsActive carriersShare
115,00956%
2-58,88233%
6-202,2188%
21-1005972%
100+1110%

553,827 power units and 132,760 drivers reported on MCS-150 filings across the state.

Cargo carried

Grain, feed, hay11,961 carriersGeneral freight11,176 carriersBuilding materials7,136 carriersConstruction7,136 carriersMachinery, large objects5,523 carriersLivestock5,216 carriersDry bulk3,644 carriersMotor vehicles (auto haulers)2,658 carriersLogs, poles, beams, lumber2,573 carriersRefrigerated food1,911 carriersFresh produce1,471 carriersLiquids and gases (tankers)1,446 carriers

Largest fleets based in Iowa

CarrierCityPower unitsDriversUSDOT
PETRZELKA DIRTWORKSNORWAY399,99723251855
MIDSTATE ROLLOFF LLCURBANDALE20,00022941631
CRST EXPEDITED INC dba CRST THE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION INCCEDAR RAPIDS4,3624,08253773 · MC114273
ANNETT HOLDINGS INC dba TMCDES MOINES3,8833,46987409 · MC115730
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA dba HEARTLAND EXPRESSNORTH LIBERTY3,3202,539134697 · MC115554
WEST SIDE TRANSPORT INCCEDAR RAPIDS3,127566165881 · MC160875
HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC dba HIRSCHBACHDUBUQUE2,9482,55665769 · MC117686
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INCWEST DES MOINES2,4262,515170146
10 ROADS EXPRESS LLC dba 10 ROADS EXPRESSCARTER LAKE1,9341,7043345061 · MC1068369
FOODLINER INC dba FOODLINERDUBUQUE1,2261,15346257 · MC163711

Cities with the most carriers

DES MOINES 1,038 · CEDAR RAPIDS 579 · DAVENPORT 447 · SIOUX CITY 420 · WATERLOO 394 · DUBUQUE 388 · COUNCIL BLUFFS 316 · ANKENY 206 · URBANDALE 187 · IOWA CITY 187 · WEST DES MOINES 175 · FORT DODGE 160 · OTTUMWA 157 · CARROLL 146 · MARSHALLTOWN 143

New USDOT registrations in Iowa (last 30 days)

RegisteredCarrierCityUSDOT
2026-09-11LOADEDMILE TRUCKING LLCCEDAR RAPIDS8138191
2026-09-11LUIS ARREOLANORTH LIBERTY7998580
2026-09-11SISTERS IN BLOOM QC LLCDAVENPORT7577064
2026-09-11JAYS DELIVERY SERVICEANKENY5596301
2026-09-10STEWART HAULING ENTERPRISES LLCSIOUX CITY9864133
2026-09-10JDK FARMS, INCSIBLEY8808581
2026-09-09WITT TRUCKING LLCPOSTVILLE8219603
2026-09-09TRUEPRIMETRANSPORT LLCCHARITON8124436
2026-09-09SEELEY TRANSPORT LLCALGONA7031543
2026-09-09PASKER TRANSPORT LLCSTRAWBERRY POINT6851707
2026-09-09WILKINS TRUCKING LLCMISSOURI VALLEY6805353
2026-09-09APANUI HEAVY INDUSTRIES INCMADRID6046754

A new registration is not a flag by itself — but a "10-year-old company" whose USDOT number is a month old is worth a phone call to the number on record.

Out-of-service orders, Iowa carriers (last 30 days)

OrderedCarrierReasonRescinded
2026-09-15IVAN W MILLER BLAKESBURGNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-15TORRY OMAR SIMMONS LIVING TRUST CLINTONNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-15FORT ATKINSON NURSERY LLC FORT ATKINSONNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-13KO DISTRIBUTING WEST DES MOINESNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-12TRUE LIFES VISION LLC GRIMESNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-12MOBILITY SOLUTIONS URBANDALENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-12TREMEL INDUSTRIES WOODBINENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-10IOWA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC CORRECTIONVLEDenial of Accessno
2026-09-08C&H CUSTOM TRUCKING LLC MOUNT AYRNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-08MERWAY TRANSPORT INC DES MOINESNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-08SECURED OVERHEAD DOORS LLLP CHARITONNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-08-29C &C SOLUTIONS LLC WATERLOONew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
This is an informational report compiled from public FMCSA records as of the stamped date. It is not a safety rating, not insurance or legal advice, and not a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. FMCSA records can be late or incomplete; confirm anything decisive against the official record linked in the report.

Source: FMCSA Company Census, Licensing & Insurance, and Out-of-Service files via data.transportation.gov. Methodology.