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Trucking companies in South Carolina: carrier directory

Research trucking companies in South Carolina using reported FMCSA locations and fleet information.

FMCSA census published 2026-10-28 10:49 UTC · CarrierTrail updated 2026-10-28 15:06 UTC

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62,963Census records
25,089Active in the census
53,027Report 1+ power unit
3,240,758Power units reported
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Fleet size

  • 1 power unit35,63856.6%
  • 2 to 513,49421.4%
  • 6 to 202,9254.6%
  • 21 to 1008071.3%
  • Over 1001630.3%
  • 0 reported9,93615.8%

Power units as reported on each record’s MCS-150. Zero and blank values are kept separate.

Cargo filed

MCS-150 cargo classes. A record can declare more than one, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Where records are reported

Share of all 62,963 state records. Spelling variants of a city name stay separate.

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Selected census records in South Carolina

Stable USDOT-based sample, 1 to 100 power units
CarrierUSDOTPower units
BROWN & COMPANY LOGISTICS LLCSpartanburg, SC41832021
UP 95 DOWN 95 LOGISTICS LLCMyrtle Beach, SC30082562
S C HUTCHINSON COMPANY INCColumbia, SC1510941
DALE MURPHYJamestown, SC4027601
JZ & A AUTO SALES LLCYork, SC34662481
The last 30 days in South Carolina

Carriers based in South Carolina, from CarrierTrail’s daily imports of public FMCSA data, as of Oct 29, 2026.

126new USDOT registrationslast 30 days
117operating authorities grantedlast 30 days
50carriers with an insurance cancellationlast 30 days
220phone or street address changeslast 30 days

Largest trucking companies in South Carolina

Active carriers based in South Carolina, ranked by the power units they report on their MCS-150. A fleet over 20 power units is listed only when the drivers it reports support that size, and over 100 only when roadside inspections have also recorded at least 5% of it by VIN.

Top 10 by power units

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
SUNBELT RENTALS INCFort Mill5005796,234
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES LLCLexington634193,177
PALMETTO CORP OF CONWAYConway662307597
SNIDER TIRE INCFort Mill223836589
N W WHITE & COMPANYColumbia376777408
KING ASPHALT INCLiberty2145540403
CAPITAL WASTE SERVICES LLCColumbia2986613343
INSULATION BY COHEN'S LLCMoncks Corner3064032323
TCG COX TRANSPORTATION LLCPiedmont947369315
BLANCHARD MACHINERY COMPANYWest Columbia678303307

New trucking companies in South Carolina

New USDOT registrations by month

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026
Nov 2024Oct 2026 so far

2,891 new USDOT records in South Carolina in the 12 full months to Sep 2026, up 2% on the 12 months before. The busiest month was Mar 2025, with 310. Counts records still in the census by the date FMCSA added them.

Newest registrations

Active records, most recent first
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
936 LIFESTYLE LLCGreenville5184873Oct 27, 2026
PCL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCGilbert5550323Oct 26, 2026
JMB TRUCKING LLCOrangeburg5577112Oct 26, 2026
GRACELYNN LOGISTICS LLCHonea Path8268530Oct 26, 2026
H&W TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCMoncks Corner9565305Oct 26, 2026
777 LOGISTICS GROUP LLCNorth Charleston4912600Oct 23, 2026
DSA SEVICES LLCHartsville8474112Oct 23, 2026
ENCORE GROUP LOGISTICS, LLCColumbia8667775Oct 23, 2026
LAIDLEY LOGISTICS LLCMoncks Corner4804367Oct 22, 2026
MGM COMPANIES LLCFort Mill6193634Oct 22, 2026

Freight brokers in South Carolina

2,001 active records registered as a broker (8.0% of active census records in South Carolina).

Longest-registered brokers

Active records
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INCTimmonsville63366Jun 1974
D & D TRANSPORT INCNewberry63415Jun 1974
BULLDOG HIWAY EXPRESS LLCNorth Charleston104694Jun 1974
NILSON VAN & STORAGEColumbia122025Jun 1974
DESHIELDS TRUCKING COMPANY INCGreenville210176Mar 1982
TRUETT H GARNERJonesville281699Nov 1986
KERNS TRUCKING INCBlacksburg328429Sep 1988
CLARKSON INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS INCSpartanburg348774Mar 1989
REEVES CONSTRUCTION COMPANYDuncan367836Sep 1989
NEW SOUTH EXPRESS INCMyrtle Beach385176Mar 1990

Hazmat carriers in South Carolina

2,304 active records with the hazmat indicator set (9.2% of active census records in South Carolina).

Largest hazmat fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
SUNBELT RENTALS INCFort Mill5005796,234
SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES LLCLexington634193,177
KING ASPHALT INCLiberty2145540403
REEVES CONSTRUCTION COMPANYDuncan367836298
OPTERRA SOLUTIONS INCLexington1005944241
ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM CARRIERS INCSpartanburg104701234
B W MITCHUM TRUCKING CO INCSummerville391855228
CREGGER COMPANY INCIrmo364542187
INTEGRATED POWER SERVICES LLCGreenville1665141180
ASCEND DEDICATED LLCGreenville1219712162

Passenger carriers in South Carolina

800 active records that list passengers as cargo (3.2% of active census records in South Carolina).

Largest passenger fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
REEVES CONSTRUCTION COMPANYDuncan367836298
OPTERRA SOLUTIONS INCLexington1005944241
PICKENS COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA LOCAL GOVERNMENTPickens104301582
HORRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCConway50876773
YORK COUNTY BOARD OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDSYork106837673
BOWHEADColumbia383155172
GCT COACH LLCNorth Charleston263002571
COASTAL BUS LINE LLCHanhan316366070
LLOYD ROOFING COMPANY INCGreenwood48366162
DAO TRAVELS LLCCharleston296206053

Fleet makeup in South Carolina

Equipment and drivers that active carriers based in South Carolina report on their MCS-150.

34,052tractors reported
43,640straight trucks
60,888trailers
57.7%of drivers hold a CDL
27,000median miles per power unit

Tractors by ownership

  • Owned27,01379.3%
  • Term-leased6,86820.2%
  • Trip-leased1710.5%

Share of the 34,052 tractors reported.

Drivers by operating radius

  • Interstate, 100+ mi35,78040.7%
  • Interstate, under 100 mi20,44923.3%
  • Intrastate, 100+ mi8,2659.4%
  • Intrastate, under 100 mi23,43126.6%

Interstate and intrastate drivers within or beyond 100 miles of the work base.

Truck makes seen at roadside inspections

  • Freightliner8,20727.6%
  • Peterbilt4,08213.7%
  • Kenworth3,54611.9%
  • International3,50711.8%
  • Volvo2,3527.9%
  • Mack2,0186.8%

Power units identified by VIN at inspections of carriers based in South Carolina over the last two years; each vehicle counted once per carrier.

The median uses the 6,471 active carriers whose MCS-150 mileage is from the last two years and plausible for their fleet size.

Roadside inspections of South Carolina carriers

Inspections of carriers based in South Carolina in FMCSA’s public file, Sep 25, 2024 to Sep 24, 2026. All carriers: driver 6.2%, vehicle 22.9%.

60,822roadside inspections
6.6%driver out-of-service rate
32.1%vehicle out-of-service rate
2,895reported crashes

Where they were inspected

  • South Carolina31,93552.5%
  • North Carolina7,67912.6%
  • Georgia4,1176.8%
  • Tennessee1,6692.7%
  • Florida1,3132.2%
  • Texas1,0471.7%
  • Kentucky1,0161.7%
  • California9871.6%

Inspections by the state where they took place.

Inspections in South Carolina by carrier home state

  • South Carolina31,93530.5%
  • North Carolina14,97814.3%
  • Georgia9,7629.3%
  • Illinois5,9525.7%
  • Florida5,1114.9%
  • Tennessee4,3964.2%
  • Ohio4,0393.9%
  • Texas3,5823.4%

All 104,546 inspections that took place in South Carolina; 69.5% involved carriers based elsewhere.

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Explore city carrier directories in South Carolina

Charleston1,206 reported census recordsColumbia4,010 reported census recordsFlorence1,373 reported census recordsGreenville2,489 reported census recordsRock Hill1,389 reported census recordsSpartanburg1,495 reported census recordsSummerville1,600 reported census recordsSumter1,109 reported census records

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