Motor carriers in Iowa

Iowa has 58,002 FMCSA-registered motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders on record, 26,809 with an active USDOT registration and 6,354 holding active for-hire operating authority. 85 new USDOT numbers were registered in Iowa in the last 30 days.

Largest fleets based in Iowa

Ranked by credible fleet size (power units, cross-checked against driver counts so filing errors do not distort the list). Open any carrier for its full FMCSA record and vetting snapshot.

1. CRST EXPEDITED INC · CEDAR RAPIDS · 4,362 power units, 4,082 drivers
2. HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA · NORTH LIBERTY · 3,320 power units, 2,539 drivers
3. HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC · DUBUQUE · 2,948 power units, 2,556 drivers
4. WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC · WEST DES MOINES · 2,426 power units, 2,515 drivers
5. 10 ROADS EXPRESS LLC · CARTER LAKE · 1,934 power units, 1,704 drivers
6. LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC · ANKENY · 1,697 power units, 1,317 drivers
7. FOODLINER INC · DUBUQUE · 1,226 power units, 1,153 drivers
8. CROELL INC · NEW HAMPTON · 981 power units, 745 drivers
9. CASEY'S SERVICES COMPANY · ANKENY · 975 power units, 743 drivers
10. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY · ALTOONA · 956 power units, 941 drivers
11. INTERSTATE POWER & LIGHT · DUBUQUE · 657 power units, 514 drivers
12. DECKER TRUCK LINE INC · FORT DODGE · 646 power units, 573 drivers
13. BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC · GRANGER · 629 power units, 663 drivers
14. WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY · DUBUQUE · 604 power units, 344 drivers
15. AGRILAND FS INC · WINTERSET · 529 power units, 521 drivers
16. SCHUSTER COMPANY · LE MARS · 502 power units, 453 drivers
17. JACOBSON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC · CLIVE · 483 power units, 459 drivers
18. PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC · REINBECK · 432 power units, 344 drivers
19. HY-VEE INC · CHARITON · 367 power units, 411 drivers
20. CHESTERMAN COMPANY · SIOUX CITY · 367 power units, 367 drivers
21. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC · JOHNSTON · 344 power units, 762 drivers
22. QUEST LINER INC · DUBUQUE · 344 power units, 239 drivers
23. WARREN TRANSPORT INC · WATERLOO · 343 power units, 340 drivers
24. LANDUS COOPERATIVE · DES MOINES · 343 power units, 315 drivers
25. ART PAPE TRANSFER INC · DUBUQUE · 340 power units, 310 drivers
26. NEW COOPERATIVE INC · FORT DODGE · 322 power units, 578 drivers
27. MC LEOD USA · CEDAR RAPIDS · 321 power units, 288 drivers
28. AVE-PLP LLC · PACIFIC JUNCTION · 302 power units, 308 drivers
29. STANDARD FORWARDING LLC · DES MOINES · 302 power units, 277 drivers
30. DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD · DAVENPORT · 299 power units, 211 drivers
31. DON HUMMER TRUCKING CORPORATION · CEDAR RAPIDS · 295 power units, 285 drivers
32. SOLE TRANSPORT LC · DES MOINES · 293 power units, 265 drivers
33. CARROLL DISTRIBUTING & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC · OTTUMWA · 277 power units, 156 drivers
34. WINDSTAR LINES INC · CARROLL · 275 power units, 448 drivers
35. MDN FREIGHT INC · DAVENPORT · 275 power units, 155 drivers
36. HEARTLAND CO-OP · CLIVE · 263 power units, 285 drivers
37. MIR TRANSPORTATION INC · DAVENPORT · 251 power units, 273 drivers
38. WRIGHT TREE SERVICE OF THE WEST INC · WEST DES MOINES · 244 power units, 427 drivers
39. IOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INC · GARNER · 243 power units, 211 drivers
40. INNOVATIVE AG SERVICES CO · MONTICELLO · 242 power units, 176 drivers
41. SENECA COMPANIES INC · DES MOINES · 238 power units, 349 drivers
42. ALTORFER INC · CEDAR RAPIDS · 236 power units, 257 drivers
43. HAHN READY MIX COMPANY · DAVENPORT · 232 power units, 115 drivers
44. VAN METER INC · CEDAR RAPIDS · 229 power units, 187 drivers
45. KEY COOPERATIVE · ROLAND · 225 power units, 170 drivers
46. VAN WYK INC · SHELDON · 222 power units, 221 drivers
47. RIVER VALLEY COOPERATIVE · DAVENPORT · 216 power units, 241 drivers
48. KINZLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES · ANKENY · 211 power units, 279 drivers
49. SULLY TRANSPORT INC · SULLY · 209 power units, 183 drivers
50. IDEAL READY MIX CO INC · WEST BURLINGTON · 207 power units, 159 drivers

Cities with the most carriers

• DES MOINES · 2,467 registered
• SIOUX CITY · 1,321 registered
• DAVENPORT · 1,257 registered
• CEDAR RAPIDS · 1,248 registered
• COUNCIL BLUFFS · 1,030 registered
• DUBUQUE · 993 registered
• WATERLOO · 969 registered
• ANKENY · 432 registered
• URBANDALE · 402 registered
• IOWA CITY · 378 registered
• BETTENDORF · 377 registered
• MUSCATINE · 373 registered

Newest USDOT registrations in Iowa

Carriers that received a USDOT number in the last 30 days. The full daily list, with contact details, is in New trucking companies in Iowa.

• A LOGISTICAL CHOICE LLC · CEDAR RAPIDS · USDOT 9645484 · 2026-10-19
• EGC TRUCKING LLC · COUNCIL BLUFFS · USDOT 7838648 · 2026-10-19
• REDEMPTN LLC · HARLAN · USDOT 5580259 · 2026-10-19
• ADAM EDWIN HERBOLD · PIERSON · USDOT 4722522 · 2026-10-19
• MR FARM PARTNERSHIP LLC · HAVELOCK · USDOT 8621136 · 2026-10-17
• JPH ENTERPRISE LLC · OTTUMWA · USDOT 8510365 · 2026-10-17
• SCHILLING'S DIESEL PERFORMANCE & REPAIR, LLC · DUBUQUE · USDOT 6507516 · 2026-10-17
• VOLKER LOGISTICS LLC · CENTER POINT · USDOT 5984254 · 2026-10-17
• REDEYE TRANSPORTATION LLC · ANKENY · USDOT 4929236 · 2026-10-17
• CARRIER OF LIGHT LOGISTICS LLC · WEST DES MOINES · USDOT 9826076 · 2026-10-15
• MCGREGOR BOAT STORE LLC · LUANA · USDOT 9263963 · 2026-10-15
• RC TRANSPORT LLC · COUNCIL BLUFFS · USDOT 9185005 · 2026-10-15
• MARLOW LOGISTICS LLC · CARROLL · USDOT 7831621 · 2026-10-15
• RUNNING NW LOGISTICS LLC · QUASQUETON · USDOT 7074461 · 2026-10-15
• CHRISTOPHER GREENWOOD · CEDAR RAPIDS · USDOT 6155170 · 2026-10-15
• TOGO FREIGHT INC · DAVENPORT · USDOT 4906088 · 2026-10-15
• DENNIS ELWOOD STRAUSE JR · MUSCATINE · USDOT 8621848 · 2026-10-14
• JOHNNY TRAVELLS · RED OAK · USDOT 5598322 · 2026-10-14
• PRIMEWAY CARGO LOGISTICS L.L.C. · DES MOINES · USDOT 5509832 · 2026-10-14
• EMIRL LOGISTICS LLC · MARSHALLTOWN · USDOT 7038092 · 2026-10-13
• HEIDERSCHEIT & SONS CUSTOM CARGO LLC · PEOSTA · USDOT 6917455 · 2026-10-11
• HAWA A LOGISTICS INC · IOWA CITY · USDOT 9244207 · 2026-10-10
• T&E TRANSPORTATION LLC · STORM LAKE · USDOT 7884526 · 2026-10-10
• RADER CATTLE LLC · EMERSON · USDOT 7591761 · 2026-10-10
• JUSTIN HEEBNER · SPIRIT LAKE · USDOT 7165035 · 2026-10-10

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Source: FMCSA motor-carrier census and operating-authority registry, mirrored and refreshed continuously by dotsearch.us. Independent - not affiliated with the FMCSA. How this data is produced.