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Trucking and bus carriers in Iowa: 26,830 registered carriers, 750 with 20+ trucks

Iowa has 3,683 registered motor carriers with 5 or more power units, 750 of them with 20 or more, operating 101,988 power units with 88,643 drivers. From November 7, 2024 to November 7, 2026, their vehicles went out of service in 22.5% of 30,982 vehicle inspections, against 22.9% for all carriers, and the states reported 3,574 crashes involving them. FMCSA lists 26,830 active carriers with an address in Iowa, counting the smallest.

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Carriers with 5+ power units
3,683
With 20+ power units
750
Power units
101,988
Drivers
88,643
Inspections
62,274
Crashes involving these carriers, wherever they happened
3,574
Vehicle out of service rate
22.5% (0.4 points below the national rate, national 22.9%)

Largest carriers in Iowa

Ranked by power units. Counts cover November 7, 2024 to November 7, 2026.

CarrierCityPower unitsDriversInspectionsVehicle out of serviceCrashes
Annett Holdings IncDes Moines7,1153,2725,93917.2%329
Crst Expedited IncCedar Rapids4,3624,0824,65122.9%192
Heartland Express Inc of IowaNorth Liberty3,3202,5393,02916.2%127
West Side Transport IncCedar Rapids3,12756654531.2%56
Hirschbach Motor Lines LLCDubuque2,9482,5564,13623.3%202
Wright Tree Service IncWest Des Moines2,4262,51516531.2%20
10 Roads Express LLCCarter Lake1,9341,70463624.9%74
Foodliner IncDubuque1,2261,1538399.4%80
Croell IncNew Hampton98174519521.5%21
Casey's Services CompanyAnkeny9757437385%24
Midamerican Energy CompanyAltoona956941230%8
Manatt's IncBrooklyn7923812525%8
Interstate Power & LightDubuque6575142133.3%3
Decker Truck Line IncFort Dodge6465731,08421.5%66
Barr-Nunn Transportation LLCGranger62966354313.5%63
Wisconsin Power and Light CompanyDubuque604344100%3
Agriland FS IncWinterset5295211558.1%7
Schuster CompanyLe Mars5024531,03616.5%39
Jacobson Transportation Company IncClive48345947317.3%18
Peterson Contractors IncReinbeck4323448139.5%13
Chem Gro of Houghton IncHoughton3978590%0
Global Transportation USA IncLamoni39648424.8%0
Alter Trading CorporationDavenport3921826833.3%8
Hy-Vee IncChariton36741127823.9%12
Chesterman CompanySioux City3673677819.4%3
Greenbelt Transport LLCEldora3531161266.3%8
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company - Midwest LLCDes Moines3505610Not listed0
Pioneer Hi-Bred International IncJohnston3447621420%0
Quest Liner IncDubuque34423952311.3%24
Warren Transport IncWaterloo34334052429.4%25
Landus CooperativeDes Moines34331522Not listed2
Art Pape Transfer IncDubuque34031031630.9%24
New Cooperative IncFort Dodge3225787512.1%17
MC Leod USACedar Rapids3212880Not listed0
Ave-Plp LLCPacific Junction3023083820%1
Standard Forwarding LLCDes Moines3022772962.5%10
Dakota Minnesota & Eastern RailroadDavenport29921110Not listed0
Don Hummer Trucking CorporationCedar Rapids29528545111.9%31
Sole Transport LCDes Moines2932653036.1%9
Carroll Distributing & Construction Supply IncOttumwa2771567632.7%6
Windstar Lines IncCarroll2754481381.6%7
SCB Transportation LLCWaterloo268357618.2%2
Heartland Co-OpClive2632854333.3%7
Mir Transportation IncDavenport25127350517.8%16
Wright Tree Service of the West IncWest Des Moines2444273325%2
Iowa Motor Truck Transport IncGarner24321128625.7%19
Innovative Ag Services CoMonticello2421761925%3
Seneca Companies IncDes Moines2383491735.7%1
Altorfer IncCedar Rapids2362573315%2
Hahn Ready Mix CompanyDavenport2321157Not listed1
Barton Solvents IncDes Moines232771598.7%2
Hydro-Klean LLCDes Moines2311037936.5%3
Van Meter IncCedar Rapids2292107215%1
Key CooperativeRoland22517016Not listed2
Van Wyk IncSheldon22222132410.3%19
River Valley CooperativeDavenport216241249.1%6
Kinzler Construction ServicesAnkeny2112793628%2
Ideal Ready Mix Co IncWest Burlington20715912Not listed3
Waste Managenent of Iowa IncDes Moines20611518Not listed5
Ag Partners LLCCherokee2011681933.3%2
Dyersville Ready Mix IncDyersville2002382216.7%2
Niece Trucking IncDes Moines194202969.8%14
Mcaninch CorporationDes Moines19329812Not listed1
Atlantic Bottling CompanyAtlantic1902251512.5%6
Keane Thummel Trucking IncNew Market1901853339.6%20
Central Iowa Ready MixDes Moines1851861237.5%3
Martin Bros DistributingCedar Falls1822288334.4%9
Perishable Distributors of Iowa LTDAnkeny17518713937.5%6
Monson & Sons IncBritt17516518824.3%10
Stateline CooperativeBurt1754612Not listed2
Gray Transportation IncWaterloo1731737817.4%4
Anderson Erickson Dairy CompanyDes Moines1641954215.8%8
Cooperative Farmers ElevatorRock Valley15824119Not listed5
Nationwide Truck Brokers IncDes Moines1581650Not listed0
Nexus CooperativeCharles City1571501760%0
Twin-State IncDavenport155312140%1
Iowa Plains Signing IncSlater1541001825%0
C&W Trucking & Sons IncBettendorf14911224620.2%15
Dean Snyder Construction CoClear Lake149171950%1
L L Pelling Co IncNorth Liberty1481381571.4%4
Farmers Win CooperativeFredericksburg144112210%2
Three Rivers FS CompanyHoly Cross142880Not listed0
Spahn & Rose Lumber CoDubuque1381242928.6%0
Bruening Rock Products IncDecorah1366513Not listed1
Echo Group IncCouncil Bluffs1291335915.2%1
Simon's Trucking IncFarley1291001389.2%3
Farmers Co-Op SocietySioux Center12611011Not listed3
GCC Alliance Concrete IncOrange City1241169Not listed1
Farm Service CooperativeHarlan12313010Not listed2
Ay Trucking LLCDavenport12211836921.7%18
Gotcha Transport LLCDes Moines1211505459.5%0
Skyline Materials LTDDecorah12010926Not listed3
Gold-Eagle CooperativeWright11916214Not listed4
Country Landscapes IncAmes1171201183.3%0
Norwalk Ready Mixed Concrete IncNorwalk11510919Not listed3
Tantara Transportation CorpMuscatine114979231.4%13
Three Rivers FS CoDyersville112882Not listed0
Green Products CompanyConrad112587319.2%6
Jerico Equipment IncLawler1119612Not listed4
Eclectic Logistics LLCDavenport11011022731.4%14

Carriers by fleet size

Power unitsCarriers
5 to 92,060
10 to 19873
20 to 49495
50 to 99148
100 to 49989
500 or more18

Cities with the most carriers

CityCarriers with 5+ power units
Des Moines185
Cedar Rapids111
Davenport108
Dubuque93
Waterloo86
Sioux City82

Cargo carried

CargoCarriers
General freight1,802
Building materials1,583
Grain, feed and hay1,334
Machinery and large objects1,262
Farm supplies844
Dry bulk commodities744
Livestock576
Logs, poles, beams and lumber556
Metal sheets, coils and rolls554
Liquids and gases481
Paper products419
Motor vehicles389
Refrigerated food367
Beverages301
Fresh produce289
Garbage, refuse and trash257
Chemicals243
Household goods242
Utilities211
Driveaway and towaway209

Types of operation

TypeCarriers
For hire carriers2,097
Private fleets2,177
Passenger carriers and bus operators188
Hazardous materials carriers572
Interstate carriers2,517
Intrastate carriers1,166

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from US Department of Transportation, FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Inspection, Crash and Licensing files. Public domain (U.S. government work). Inspection and crash counts cover November 7, 2024 to November 7, 2026. Fleet size, drivers, cargo and operation are as each carrier reports them to FMCSA and can be out of date. A vehicle or driver out of service order means an inspector ordered the vehicle or driver off the road until the problem was fixed. The national rate comes from every inspection in the same window. Crashes are those state police reported to FMCSA and are not a finding of fault. This page uses US Department of Transportation data and is not endorsed or certified by the Department of Transportation or FMCSA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.