Trucking companies in Ohio

46,624 active carriers based in Ohio are registered with FMCSA. 23,951 are owner-operators with one truck and 25,528 run interstate. Below: the largest fleets, every city with Ohio carriers, and a free compliance check for any of them.

Active carriers
46,624
with at least one power unit
Owner-operators
23,951
51.4% run 1 truck
Small fleets
18,592
39.9% run 2-10 trucks
Mid and large
4,081
8.8% run 11+ trucks
Interstate
25,528
54.8% cross state lines
Hazmat
5,571
11.9% haul hazardous materials

Largest trucking companies in Ohio

Ranked by power units reported on the MCS-150.

Carrier	USDOT	City	Power units	Drivers	Type
First Student INC	354406	Cincinnati	34,955	36,793	Interstate
R L Carriers	63391	Wilmington	10,382	10,946	InterstateHazmat
Cintas	888671	Mason	6,341	9,255	InterstateHazmat
Dayton Freight	273301	Dayton	2,278	2,650	InterstateHazmat
Rumpke Transportation Company LLC	330912	Cincinnati	2,171	2,294	Interstate
Kfn	81583	Cincinnati	2,152	2,170	Interstate
Davey	93861	Kent	2,152	1,945	InterstateHazmat
Cst	1457995	Mason	1,995	1,816	InterstateHazmat
Ohio Department Of Transportation	411579	Columbus	1,881	2,997	IntrastateHazmat
American Electric Power	44649	Columbus	1,875	737	Interstate
Faf	728630	Groveport	1,729	1,917	InterstateHazmat
Avi Foodsystems	320805	Warren	1,555	892	Interstate
Stanley Steemer International INC	1280544	Dublin	1,463	1,463	Intrastate
Goodyear -Or- Raben	299928	Akron	1,421	1,466	InterstateHazmat
Petermann Ltd	821384	Cincinnati	1,395	1,348	Interstate
Stg Drayage LLC	688143	Dublin	1,384	1,361	InterstateHazmat
Cintas	850618	Mason	1,307	1,897	InterstateHazmat
Hc Transport INC	726855	Cincinnati	1,297	1,823	Interstate
Contract Transportation Systems CO	188891	Cleveland	1,288	1,156	InterstateHazmat
Kroger Brokerage Services	624483	Cincinnati	1,198	709	Interstate
Containerport Group	232734	Cleveland	1,150	1,150	Interstate
Midwest Logistics Systems Ltd	774374	Celina	1,128	1,224	InterstateHazmat
J W Didado Electric LLC	1511271	Akron	1,102	1,293	Interstate
Enviroserve Logisitics	9830274	North Canton	978	431	InterstateHazmat
The Sygma Network	14811	Dublin	977	1,700	InterstateHazmat
Team Fishel	95203	Columbus	959	1,637	Interstate
Carter Lumber Transport	2546417	Kent	951	794	Interstate
The Kaplan Trucking Company	120670	Cleveland	867	867	Interstate
Marathon Petroleum Company LP	717188	Findlay	805	1,187	InterstateHazmat
The Sherwin-Williams Company	30254	Cleveland	802	1,300	InterstateHazmat
Dhl Supply Chain USA	482746	Westerville	776	1,120	Interstate
Tribune Trucking LLC	366136	Delphos	719	865	Interstate
First Mile Square	2533565	Cincinnati	647	668	Interstate
Miner	2902668	Perrysburg	628	500	Interstate
Allied Drainage Transport	19949	Hilliard	620	681	Interstate
R & J Trucking INC	255968	Youngstown	611	391	InterstateHazmat
Freight Broker Or Dispatcher	3798320	Columbus	600	620	Intrastate
Awp Safety	1597108	North Canton	582	895	Interstate
Continental Express INC	251206	Sidney	580	625	Interstate
O & O Trucking LLC	3559936	Maineville	557	557	Interstate
Overhead Door Of Indianapolis	470959	Columbus	541	386	InterstateHazmat
Heritage Cooperative INC	401379	Canfield	533	181	InterstateHazmat
Sultan Trans INC	2365671	Fairfield	533	533	InterstateHazmat
J & J Refuse	881676	Dover	531	394	Interstate
Ohio Edison A Firstenergy Company	317448	Akron	519	601	InterstateHazmat
Pam Cartage Carriers LLC	616877	North Jackson	516	458	InterstateHazmat
Rumpke Of Kentucky INC	333097	Cincinnati	504	527	Interstate
A-Gas US INC	1848800	Bowling Green	501	148	InterstateHazmat
Ali Star INC	3396687	Springdale	500	500	Interstate
Alrahhal Transport LLC	3993016	Toledo	490	490	Interstate

Ohio trucking companies by city

379 cities with 25+ active carriers.

Getting a DOT number in Ohio

Interstate carriers in Ohio register with FMCSA for a USDOT number, plus MC authority if they haul regulated freight for hire. Many states also require a USDOT number for intrastate commercial vehicles, so check with the Ohio transportation or motor vehicle agency for intrastate rules.

How to get a DOT number

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Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, updated daily. Counts include active carriers with at least one power unit. MyDotCheck is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of the U.S. Department of Transportation or FMCSA. Data comes from public FMCSA datasets and may lag official records by a day or more. Government filings can be made directly with FMCSA at no charge.