Trucking and bus carriers in Tennessee: 25,934 registered carriers, 903 with 20+ trucks
Tennessee has 3,703 registered motor carriers with 5 or more power units, 903 of them with 20 or more, operating 273,734 power units with 263,584 drivers. From November 7, 2024 to November 7, 2026, their vehicles went out of service in 23.0% of 75,152 vehicle inspections, against 22.9% for all carriers, and the states reported 9,080 crashes involving them. FMCSA lists 25,934 active carriers with an address in Tennessee, counting the smallest.
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- Carriers with 5+ power units
- 3,703
- With 20+ power units
- 903
- Power units
- 273,734
- Drivers
- 263,584
- Inspections
- 132,287
- Crashes involving these carriers, wherever they happened
- 9,080
- Vehicle out of service rate
- 23.0% (0.1 points above the national rate, national 22.9%)
Largest carriers in Tennessee
Ranked by power units. Counts cover November 7, 2024 to November 7, 2026.
| Carrier | City | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Vehicle out of service | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Express Corporation | Memphis | 138,481 | 129,131 | 22,474 | 18.9% | 3,231 |
| Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC | Murfreesboro | 6,278 | 4,985 | 2,207 | 22.7% | 226 |
| Trugreen Limited Partnership | Memphis | 5,365 | 7,797 | 465 | 19.3% | 44 |
| US Xpress Inc | Chattanooga | 4,953 | 5,412 | 9,144 | 19.6% | 395 |
| Averitt Express Inc | Cookeville | 4,150 | 4,293 | 3,519 | 19.3% | 252 |
| Western Express Inc | Nashville | 3,332 | 3,693 | 11,899 | 30.5% | 593 |
| Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC | Collierville | 3,220 | 2,657 | 628 | 11.9% | 29 |
| Rogers Group Inc | Nashville | 2,622 | 972 | 221 | 14.5% | 15 |
| DG Logistics, LLC | Goodlettsville | 2,541 | 2,211 | 2,140 | 17.1% | 143 |
| Firstfleet Inc | Murfreesboro | 2,520 | 2,769 | 2,041 | 22.4% | 196 |
| Imc Logistics LLC | Collierville | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,386 | 31.2% | 121 |
| Keystone Automotive Industries Inc | Antioch | 1,398 | 1,548 | 941 | 7.6% | 42 |
| Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Knoxville | 1,279 | 2,510 | 3,528 | 4.4% | 123 |
| Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co | Memphis | 1,106 | 848 | 343 | 17.2% | 22 |
| Service Electric Company | Chattanooga | 1,090 | 1,443 | 125 | 19.5% | 17 |
| Landair Transport LLC | Greeneville | 953 | 936 | 1,821 | 31.3% | 81 |
| Brookdale Vehicle Holding LLC | Brentwood | 854 | 885 | 95 | 6.3% | 2 |
| American Residential Services LLC | Memphis | 852 | 524 | 78 | 25.4% | 0 |
| Covenant Transport LLC | Chattanooga | 816 | 1,741 | 2,714 | 23.9% | 151 |
| Five Star Food Service Inc | Chattanooga | 813 | 650 | 197 | 15.1% | 14 |
| Ozark Motor Lines Inc | Memphis | 782 | 661 | 1,111 | 16.5% | 61 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville | 746 | 598 | 0 | Not listed | 6 |
| The HT Hackney Company | Knoxville | 719 | 651 | 552 | 17% | 45 |
| Venture Express Inc | Murfreesboro | 707 | 847 | 1,269 | 29.3% | 61 |
| Atomic Transport LLC | Chattanooga | 699 | 575 | 517 | 26.4% | 39 |
| Sweeping Corporation of America LLC | Hermitage | 692 | 263 | 47 | 3.4% | 86 |
| Epika Holdings, Inc. | Nashville | 660 | 650 | 0 | Not listed | 0 |
| Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC | Oak Ridge | 621 | 151 | 0 | Not listed | 0 |
| Big G Express Inc | Shelbyville | 599 | 475 | 1,321 | 20% | 43 |
| Titan Transfer Inc | Shelbyville | 579 | 513 | 1,034 | 22.1% | 40 |
| Waste Management Inc of Tennessee | Nashville | 572 | 459 | 198 | 37.2% | 9 |
| VRC Companies LLC | Memphis | 566 | 453 | 240 | 10.4% | 9 |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County School System | Clarksville | 542 | 327 | 0 | Not listed | 1 |
| Tennessee Steel Haulers LLC | Nashville | 526 | 532 | 1,185 | 25.2% | 27 |
| Danny Herman Trucking Inc | Mountain City | 506 | 600 | 839 | 16.3% | 50 |
| Autozone Texas LLC | Memphis | 496 | 591 | 1,766 | 6.8% | 63 |
| TLD Logistics Services Inc | Knoxville | 495 | 415 | 318 | 28.2% | 20 |
| Star Construction LLC | Knoxville | 490 | 308 | 57 | 27.3% | 6 |
| Sa Recycling Transport LLC | Nashville | 476 | 276 | 364 | 40% | 11 |
| Waste Connections of Tennessee Inc | Knoxville | 475 | 475 | 120 | 70.8% | 13 |
| Sumner County Schools | Gallatin | 472 | 430 | 0 | Not listed | 1 |
| 31-W Insulation Company Incorporated | Goodletsville | 434 | 434 | 38 | 22.2% | 2 |
| Highway Transport Chemical LLC | Knoxville | 417 | 362 | 640 | 12.1% | 22 |
| CMH Transport Inc | Maryville | 411 | 397 | 693 | 18.8% | 40 |
| Orgill Transportation Company LLC | Collierville | 405 | 405 | 853 | 14.1% | 24 |
| JNJ Express Inc | Memphis | 389 | 389 | 417 | 18.7% | 25 |
| Apac-Atlantic Inc | Knoxville | 382 | 345 | 67 | 19.2% | 4 |
| Ascend Transportation LLC | Jackson | 358 | 370 | 662 | 32.9% | 25 |
| Mckee Foods Transportation LLC | Collegedale | 352 | 649 | 366 | 8.8% | 25 |
| Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation | La Vergne | 333 | 630 | 58 | 27.6% | 12 |
| TCW Inc | Nashville | 320 | 442 | 400 | 18.4% | 29 |
| GKD Management LP | Crump | 320 | 320 | 420 | 34.2% | 41 |
| Nashville Ready Mix Inc | Nashville | 318 | 117 | 36 | 48.3% | 1 |
| LKQ Southeast Inc | Antioch | 301 | 312 | 159 | 7.1% | 2 |
| Superior Traffic Control LLC | Christiana | 301 | 280 | 6 | 80% | 7 |
| Tbi Logistics LLC | Bristol | 300 | 300 | 96 | 14.6% | 4 |
| F2F Transport LLC | Chattanooga | 299 | 293 | 762 | 32% | 27 |
| Williamson County Schools | Franklin | 297 | 274 | 0 | Not listed | 0 |
| Rlcl Acquisition LLC | Nashville | 292 | 249 | 45 | 2.3% | 6 |
| Max Trans LLC | Humboldt | 285 | 243 | 720 | 36% | 24 |
| Jones Bros Contractors LLC | MT Juliet | 283 | 270 | 38 | 66.7% | 5 |
| Jit - Ex LLC | Memphis | 277 | 340 | 581 | 27.8% | 15 |
| Blalock Equipment Corp | Sevierville | 264 | 132 | 16 | 37.5% | 1 |
| Straight Freight LLC | Nashville | 262 | 35 | 9 | Not listed | 0 |
| Summers-Taylor Inc | Johnson City | 260 | 210 | 91 | 28.6% | 14 |
| Tbhc Delivers LLC | Nashville | 260 | 165 | 153 | 5% | 1 |
| Phoenix Frieght LLC | Mount Juliet | 254 | 200 | 44 | 20.8% | 3 |
| Tak Transport LLC | Memphis | 253 | 255 | 14 | 0% | 0 |
| Imi Tennessee LLC | Nashville | 253 | 252 | 13 | Not listed | 12 |
| Transcor America LLC | Nashville | 249 | 300 | 52 | 0% | 3 |
| Holston Gases Inc | Knoxville | 234 | 300 | 409 | 12.9% | 8 |
| Morristown Driver's Service Inc | Morristown | 234 | 210 | 307 | 27.8% | 24 |
| Koch Foods LLC | Chattanooga | 232 | 277 | 99 | 32.3% | 10 |
| Sumner County School | Gallatin | 232 | 232 | 1 | Not listed | 0 |
| Nexair LLC | Memphis | 231 | 307 | 382 | 3.4% | 3 |
| Mvi Field Services LLC | Goodlettsville | 224 | 32 | 22 | 6.2% | 0 |
| Loudon County Trucking LLC | Loudon | 222 | 222 | 371 | 36.4% | 25 |
| Alabama Carriers LLC | Nashville | 215 | 195 | 306 | 25.7% | 12 |
| Dreamliner Luxury Coaches LLC | Whites Creek | 214 | 230 | 36 | 0% | 5 |
| Jones Contractors Inc | Henderson | 213 | 184 | 12 | 66.7% | 1 |
| Crown Transport Systems LLC | Chattanooga | 207 | 180 | 0 | Not listed | 0 |
| Jolly Roofing | Collierville | 205 | 189 | 17 | 43.8% | 0 |
| South East Carriers Inc | Lawrenceburg | 204 | 175 | 428 | 20.9% | 13 |
| Mccormicks LLC | Murfreesboro | 202 | 244 | 184 | 27% | 22 |
| Roane Specialized Services LLC | Rockwood | 200 | 200 | 101 | 39.6% | 3 |
| CMH Homes Inc | Maryville | 197 | 245 | 65 | 38.6% | 3 |
| Marion Environmental Inc | Chattanooga | 197 | 87 | 53 | 19.2% | 4 |
| International Paper Company | Memphis | 193 | 190 | 178 | 15.1% | 8 |
| Phillips Heavy Inc | Knoxville | 191 | 174 | 26 | 34.8% | 0 |
| La-Z-Boy Logistics Inc | New Tazewell | 191 | 151 | 279 | 20.6% | 10 |
| Roane Transportation Services LLC | Rockwood | 189 | 164 | 463 | 42.7% | 19 |
| Nixon Power Services LLC | Brentwood | 187 | 225 | 13 | 8.3% | 1 |
| Marvin Logistics LLC | Ripley | 185 | 175 | 204 | 12.6% | 6 |
| Greenrise Technologies LLC | Readyville | 184 | 184 | 35 | 60% | 2 |
| JMS Russel Metals Corp | Jackson | 183 | 163 | 183 | 38.5% | 5 |
| Wilson County Schools | Lebanon | 179 | 140 | 0 | Not listed | 0 |
| Southern Concrete Products Inc | Jackson | 171 | 171 | 26 | 33.3% | 6 |
| West TN Expediting Inc | Ripley | 170 | 160 | 310 | 26.7% | 18 |
| Kenco Logistic Services LLC | Chattanooga | 162 | 220 | 197 | 8.4% | 4 |
| Concrete Pump Partners LLC | Nashville | 160 | 178 | 69 | 19.4% | 4 |
Carriers by fleet size
| Power units | Carriers |
|---|---|
| 5 to 9 | 1,912 |
| 10 to 19 | 888 |
| 20 to 49 | 540 |
| 50 to 99 | 203 |
| 100 to 499 | 125 |
| 500 or more | 35 |
Cities with the most carriers
| City | Carriers with 5+ power units |
|---|---|
| Nashville | 331 |
| Memphis | 304 |
| Knoxville | 244 |
| Chattanooga | 188 |
| Murfreesboro | 80 |
Cargo carried
Types of operation
| Type | Carriers |
|---|---|
| For hire carriers | 2,044 |
| Private fleets | 2,083 |
| Passenger carriers and bus operators | 340 |
| Hazardous materials carriers | 618 |
| Interstate carriers | 2,687 |
| Intrastate carriers | 1,016 |
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.