Nebraska motor carrier statistics
Nebraska ranks #22 of the 50 states and DC by active motor carrier registrations, with 29,131 active carriers — 1.3% of the U.S. total. 6,459 of them (22.2%) hold operating authority. Computed from FMCSA's census snapshot of 2026-10-21 13:18 UTC.
Among Nebraska's 6,459 authority holders, 2,974 (46.0%) report a single power unit and 447 (6.9%) report a fleet of 10 or more. 1,506 (23.3%) last filed an MCS-150 biennial update before October 2024 — below the national 27.0%.
Registration overview
| Measure | Nebraska | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active registrations | 29,131 | 1.3% of U.S. | rank #22 of 51 |
| With operating authority | 6,459 | 22.2% | 32.3% |
| Hazmat-registered | 1,865 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
“Share” is the measure as a percentage of Nebraska's active registrations; “U.S. share” is the same percentage computed nationally, so the two columns are directly comparable.
Operation type
| Operation | Carriers | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 8,364 | 28.7% | 30.9% |
| Intrastate, hazmat | 0 | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Intrastate, non-hazmat | 20,763 | 71.3% | 68.8% |
| Not reported | 4 | 0.01% | 0.2% |
Percentages are of active registrations. Interstate (census code A) carriers cross state lines; intrastate carriers operate only within Nebraska.
Fleet size
| Power units | Carriers | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 power unit | 2,974 | 46.0% | 49.4% |
| 2–9 power units | 2,355 | 36.5% | 27.1% |
| 10–49 power units | 358 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| 50 or more power units | 89 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| None reported (0 or blank) | 683 | 10.6% | 17.2% |
Percentages are of Nebraska's 6,459 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 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 or later | 4,531 | 70.2% | 64.3% |
| Before October 2024 (over 24 months old) | 1,506 | 23.3% | 27.0% |
| No date recorded in the census | 422 | 6.5% | 8.7% |
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: Massachusetts (39,868) · Alabama (35,623) · Arizona (31,959) · Oregon (28,896) · Oklahoma (27,535) · Iowa (26,805)
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 2026-10-21 13:18 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.