6.6% of interstate U.S. carriers have missed their MCS-150 update
43,337 of the 656,664 active interstate motor carriers with at least one truck did not file a biennial update in the 24 months before their last FMCSA deadline, and 32,406 more are due within 90 days. Counting intrastate carriers registered through state programs, whose filing dates are often stale, the figure rises to 40.9% of 2,005,331. Updated Oct 28, 2026 from the FMCSA Motor Carrier Census.
Overdue, interstate carriers
43,337
6.6% of 656,664 interstate carriers
Overdue, all active carriers
819,736
40.9% of 2,005,331, incl. intrastate
Due within 90 days
59,580
3% of active carriers
No filing date on record
166,407
8.3% of active carriers
States with the most overdue carriers
Ranked by the share of interstate carriers whose last MCS-150 filing predates their most recent biennial deadline. The all-carrier column includes intrastate registrations.
| State | Active carriers | Overdue | Overdue % | Interstate overdue % | Due in 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 720 | 260 | 36.1% | 10.3% | 19 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,878 | 2,202 | 45.1% | 10.2% | 154 |
| South Dakota | 6,030 | 1,547 | 25.7% | 10% | 243 |
| Rhode Island | 4,013 | 957 | 23.8% | 9.3% | 170 |
| Vermont | 2,265 | 576 | 25.4% | 9.1% | 95 |
States with the fewest overdue carriers
| State | Active carriers | Overdue | Overdue % | Interstate overdue % | Due in 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 17,983 | 6,297 | 35% | 4.4% | 636 |
| California | 246,287 | 53,638 | 21.8% | 4.6% | 6,905 |
| Texas | 174,959 | 71,057 | 40.6% | 5.4% | 5,611 |
| New Mexico | 10,981 | 4,872 | 44.4% | 5.5% | 311 |
| Florida | 141,352 | 68,972 | 48.8% | 5.9% | 3,717 |
By fleet size
| Fleet size | Active carriers | Overdue | Overdue % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 truck | 1,182,675 | 533,277 | 45.1% |
| 2 to 10 trucks | 723,175 | 269,008 | 37.2% |
| 11 to 100 trucks | 91,199 | 16,192 | 17.8% |
| 101+ trucks | 8,282 | 1,259 | 15.2% |
All states
| State | Active carriers | Overdue | Overdue % | Interstate overdue % | Due in 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 720 | 260 | 36.1% | 10.3% | 19 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,878 | 2,202 | 45.1% | 10.2% | 154 |
| South Dakota | 6,030 | 1,547 | 25.7% | 10% | 243 |
| Rhode Island | 4,013 | 957 | 23.8% | 9.3% | 170 |
| Vermont | 2,265 | 576 | 25.4% | 9.1% | 95 |
| Hawaii | 5,174 | 1,968 | 38% | 9.1% | 196 |
| Nebraska | 27,513 | 11,974 | 43.5% | 8.8% | 723 |
| Iowa | 25,386 | 9,424 | 37.1% | 8.4% | 792 |
| New York | 122,303 | 67,707 | 55.4% | 8% | 3,071 |
| New Hampshire | 5,844 | 1,470 | 25.2% | 8% | 224 |
| North Dakota | 6,149 | 1,854 | 30.2% | 7.9% | 200 |
| Arkansas | 9,554 | 3,012 | 31.5% | 7.9% | 360 |
| Mississippi | 11,041 | 2,969 | 26.9% | 7.8% | 439 |
| Maryland | 41,019 | 16,937 | 41.3% | 7.8% | 1,341 |
| Connecticut | 20,371 | 7,434 | 36.5% | 7.8% | 722 |
| Wyoming | 6,321 | 2,453 | 38.8% | 7.8% | 194 |
| West Virginia | 10,778 | 5,026 | 46.6% | 7.7% | 334 |
| Alabama | 33,079 | 18,099 | 54.7% | 7.7% | 869 |
| Massachusetts | 37,470 | 14,591 | 38.9% | 7.6% | 1,259 |
| Wisconsin | 62,043 | 35,266 | 56.8% | 7.6% | 1,401 |
| Louisiana | 10,685 | 3,688 | 34.5% | 7.4% | 400 |
| North Carolina | 48,790 | 16,612 | 34% | 7.1% | 1,807 |
| Kentucky | 41,396 | 20,273 | 49% | 7.1% | 962 |
| Georgia | 97,561 | 45,069 | 46.2% | 7.1% | 2,569 |
| Delaware | 4,395 | 1,013 | 23% | 7.1% | 183 |
| Tennessee | 22,577 | 7,446 | 33% | 7.1% | 850 |
| South Carolina | 22,329 | 7,943 | 35.6% | 7% | 775 |
| Maine | 13,890 | 6,737 | 48.5% | 7% | 377 |
| Virginia | 22,449 | 6,362 | 28.3% | 7% | 870 |
| Oregon | 27,027 | 11,595 | 42.9% | 6.9% | 699 |
| Colorado | 47,844 | 27,114 | 56.7% | 6.8% | 1,128 |
| Minnesota | 72,068 | 43,167 | 59.9% | 6.8% | 1,587 |
| New Jersey | 44,760 | 12,711 | 28.4% | 6.8% | 1,647 |
| Montana | 8,563 | 3,094 | 36.1% | 6.8% | 298 |
| Oklahoma | 25,992 | 11,755 | 45.2% | 6.8% | 695 |
| Missouri | 23,869 | 6,980 | 29.2% | 6.7% | 902 |
| Idaho | 13,060 | 4,471 | 34.2% | 6.6% | 434 |
| Michigan | 73,346 | 47,514 | 64.8% | 6.5% | 1,408 |
| Arizona | 28,998 | 13,472 | 46.5% | 6.5% | 840 |
| Pennsylvania | 77,110 | 27,850 | 36.1% | 6.3% | 2,675 |
| Washington | 48,158 | 23,922 | 49.7% | 6.2% | 1,336 |
| Indiana | 43,941 | 17,590 | 40% | 6.1% | 1,188 |
| Illinois | 48,793 | 10,968 | 22.5% | 6.1% | 2,107 |
| Alaska | 6,435 | 3,612 | 56.1% | 6.1% | 151 |
| Utah | 22,530 | 9,944 | 44.1% | 6% | 583 |
| Nevada | 9,046 | 2,415 | 26.7% | 5.9% | 352 |
| Ohio | 46,669 | 13,445 | 28.8% | 5.9% | 1,809 |
| Florida | 141,352 | 68,972 | 48.8% | 5.9% | 3,717 |
| New Mexico | 10,981 | 4,872 | 44.4% | 5.5% | 311 |
| Texas | 174,959 | 71,057 | 40.6% | 5.4% | 5,611 |
| California | 246,287 | 53,638 | 21.8% | 4.6% | 6,905 |
| Kansas | 17,983 | 6,297 | 35% | 4.4% | 636 |
Method
Every active carrier in the FMCSA Motor Carrier Census with 1 to 49,999 power units is included. The biennial deadline comes from the USDOT number under 49 CFR 390.19: the last digit sets the month (0 is October) and the next-to-last digit sets the year (odd for odd years, even for even years). A carrier counts as overdue when its last recorded MCS-150 filing is older than the 24-month window before its most recent deadline. Carriers with no filing date on record are reported separately, not as overdue. Several states (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and others) issue USDOT numbers to intrastate carriers through their own programs, and those records often carry old filing dates, so the interstate-only figure is the conservative one to quote. FMCSA can deactivate a USDOT number that misses its update, so some of these carriers will drop out of the active census in the coming months. Figures refresh daily; the census itself lags FMCSA systems by a day or more.
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