Kansas motor carrier statistics
Kansas ranks #32 of the 50 states and DC by active motor carrier registrations, with 19,111 active carriers — 0.9% of the U.S. total. 6,345 of them (33.2%) hold operating authority. Computed from FMCSA's census snapshot of 2026-09-04 10:47 UTC.
Among Kansas's 6,345 authority holders, 2,467 (38.9%) report a single power unit and 609 (9.6%) report a fleet of 10 or more. 933 (14.7%) last filed an MCS-150 biennial update before September 2024 — below the national 25.9%.
Registration overview
| Measure | Kansas | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active registrations | 19,111 | 0.9% of U.S. | rank #32 of 51 |
| With operating authority | 6,345 | 33.2% | 32.6% |
| Hazmat-registered | 2,758 | 14.4% | 7.0% |
“Share” is the measure as a percentage of Kansas's active registrations; “U.S. share” is the same percentage computed nationally, so the two columns are directly comparable.
Operation type
| Operation | Carriers | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 8,302 | 43.4% | 31.0% |
| Intrastate, hazmat | 748 | 3.9% | 2.1% |
| Intrastate, non-hazmat | 9,967 | 52.2% | 66.7% |
| Not reported | 94 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
Percentages are of active registrations. Interstate (census code A) carriers cross state lines; intrastate carriers operate only within Kansas.
Fleet size
| Power units | Carriers | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 power unit | 2,467 | 38.9% | 49.8% |
| 2–9 power units | 2,337 | 36.8% | 26.8% |
| 10–49 power units | 491 | 7.7% | 5.0% |
| 50 or more power units | 118 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| None reported (0 or blank) | 932 | 14.7% | 17.2% |
Percentages are of Kansas's 6,345 active authority holders. Power-unit counts are self-reported on the MCS-150 and are not validated by FMCSA; a small number of records carry implausible values, so treat the top bucket as an upper bound.
MCS-150 filing currency
| Last recorded MCS-150 update | Carriers | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 or later | 4,901 | 77.2% | 66.0% |
| Before September 2024 (over 24 months old) | 933 | 14.7% | 25.9% |
| No date recorded in the census | 511 | 8.1% | 8.1% |
FMCSA requires a biennial MCS-150 update. The cutoff above is the first day of the month 24 months before this page was rendered. A stale census date is a strong signal but not proof of a missed filing — check a specific USDOT number with the MCS-150 update checker.
Related
States with similar registration counts: South Carolina (25,056) · Utah (23,932) · Connecticut (21,557) · Maine (14,225) · Idaho (13,872) · Mississippi (12,658)
All 50 states and DC · Look up a carrier by USDOT or MC number · Check a carrier’s MCS-150 filing status
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (az4n-8mr2) on data.transportation.gov, refreshed daily. Figures computed by CarrierStat from the census snapshot dated 2026-09-04 10:47 UTC and aggregated by CarrierStat; FMCSA publishes no state-level rollup. Counts cover records with census status A (active) and a physical address in the 50 states or the District of Columbia; Canadian and Mexican registrants are excluded. Unofficial — verify any individual carrier at FMCSA SAFER.