Trucking companies in Port Arthur, Texas

Name: Port Arthur, TX motor-carrier figures from the FMCSA Company Census (November 9, 2026)
Creator: HaulAtlas
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

324 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers, 27 with a HaulAtlas profile. Census data as of November 9, 2026.

Quick answer

324 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers are based in Port Arthur, Texas. 69.2% of those reporting a fleet run a single truck, 24.1% are registered for interstate work, and 1 registered in the 30 days to November 9, 2026.

324Active carriers

27HaulAtlas profiles

69.2%Single-truck share

1New USDOT, last 30 days

Key takeaways

HaulAtlas has profile pages for 27 of the 324 carriers; all are linked below, grouped by name.
Single-truck share: 69.2%, above the Texas figure of 63.0%.
Most common cargo: general freight, listed by 65.7% of carriers (Texas: 63.8%).
41.4% filed an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months (Texas: 43.7%); FMCSA requires one every two years (49 CFR 390.19).
1 Port Arthur carrier received FMCSA operating authority (any type, including broker) in the last 30 days.

Carrier profiles in Port Arthur (27)

Every Port Arthur carrier with a HaulAtlas profile, A to Z. Profiles add FMCSA authority, insurance and inspection data where it is on file.

A

Aldaba Transport LLCDOT 4404433 · 1 unit
Ash & Arnold'S Trucking LLCDOT 4556153 · 2 units

C

Camaguey Trucking LLCDOT 3387695 · 2 units
Charles Edward HadnotDOT 3746541 · 1 unit

D

Deztex Industrial Services LLCDOT 3854620 · 1 unit
Dmg Trucking LLCDOT 4032270 · 1 unit

E

Echo MaintenanceDOT 2061714 · 9 units

G

Goodlife Transport LLCDOT 3512772 · 4 units

H

Haulin Gas LLCDOT 3728704 · 3 units
Howard FontenotDOT 1984333 · 4 units

L

Lyag Truck LLCDOT 2353355 · 2 units

M

M&S Heavy Haul LLCDOT 4151142 · 7 units
Mid County Land CO LTDDOT 1739204 · 5 units
Molina Logistics LLCDOT 2864424 · 2 units
Morfin Transport LLCDOT 4272677 · 1 unit

N

Noel FloresDOT 2278860 · 1 unit
Norcas Transport LLCDOT 3924340 · 1 unit

P

Phase II Transportation LLCDOT 3303075 · 2 units

R

Red Dragon Transportation LLCDOT 1358895 · 1 unit

S

Shalom Dm LLCDOT 3852991 · 1 unit
Sip Services LLCDOT 4022605 · 1 unit
Spidle & Spidle INCDOT 459785 · 11 units

T

Team Curtis LLCDOT 3481625 · 1 unit
The Candy Apple Bar LLCDOT 3934675 · 1 unit
Trans-Global Solutions INCDOT 420183 · 10 units
Triangle Marine Services LLCDOT 2274785 · 1 unit

V

Von Pauli Seafood CODOT 4337263 · 1 unit

Historical profiles (1): no longer in the active census

Jose Benitez Gonzalez DOT 1609010

Port Arthur carriers by the numbers

Computed from the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 19 carriers report no usable power-unit count and are left out of the fleet-size shares.

Fleet-size mix (305 carriers with a usable count)

Fleet size	Carriers	Share
1 power unit	211	69.2%
2 to 5 power units	76	24.9%
6 to 20 power units	15	4.9%
21 to 100 power units	3	1.0%
More than 100 power units	0	0.0%

Cargo mix (top categories; carriers can list several)

Cargo	Carriers	Share
General Freight	213	65.7%
Other	181	55.9%
Building materials / construction	104	32.1%
Machinery, Large Objects	43	13.3%
Metal: sheets, coils, rolls	41	12.7%
Logs, Poles, Beams	39	12.0%
Motor Vehicles	27	8.3%
Oilfield Equipment	27	8.3%

Operation type

Registered operation	Carriers	Share
Interstate	78	24.1%
Intrastate (Hazmat)	0	0.0%
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)	246	75.9%

Classification and filing status

Status	Carriers	Share
For-hire carriers	269	83.0%
Private only (not also for-hire)	53	16.4%
Hazmat carriers	18	5.6%
MCS-150 updated in the last 24 months	134	41.4%

The census file publishes Building Materials and Construction as two columns with identical values in all 218,538 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category.

The census file publishes Refrigerated Food and Meat as two columns with identical values in all 218,538 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category.

New in Port Arthur

1 new USDOT registration in the 30 days to November 9, 2026 (23 so far in 2026)
1 carrier granted FMCSA operating authority (any type, including broker) in the same window

Shares of fleet size use carriers with a usable power-unit count; all other shares use all 324 active carriers. Census fields are self-reported on the MCS-150. Download these figures (CSV).

Our data

Contribution: derived analysis, downloadable dataset

Collected: every active record in the FMCSA Company Census File with a physical address in Port Arthur, Texas: 324 carriers, pulled November 9, 2026. Authority grants come from FMCSA's authority history (Motus), October 11, 2026 to November 9, 2026, joined to these carriers by USDOT number.
Published: 26 aggregate counts for this city; the carrier-level records stay on the official FMCSA source and on each carrier's profile.
Computed: 17 derived shares (fleet-size mix, cargo mix, operation types, MCS-150 currency). Each is a dataset row with its formula and arithmetic, so it can be recomputed.
Method: fleet sizes use the sanitized power-unit count, and cities are grouped across spellings, as described in the methodology; figures recompute on every weekly refresh.
Reproduce it: download the data as CSV (43 rows; variables: active carriers, carriers by fleet size (power units), carriers by cargo type, carriers by operation type, for-hire and private carriers, hazmat carriers, MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, new USDOT registrations, operating authorities granted, share of carriers (derived percentage); license CC BY 4.0).

Largest reported fleets

Vls Industrial Services LLCDOT 2793206 · Interstate40 units Transglobal Port Arthur LLCDOT 3252890 · Interstate25 units B&B Ice INCDOT 365679 · Interstate23 units Mid-America Contractors LLCDOT 3040812 · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)17 units M&S Unlimited Services LLCDOT 2941633 · Interstate15 units

All 324 active carriers (census list)

Records 1–100 of 324, alphabetical. Carriers with a HaulAtlas profile link to it; every other record opens its official FMCSA SAFER snapshot.

Census list pages

152 State Transport – Gda Transportation
2Gerald Trahan – Mkl Transport INC
3Mn Ramos LLC – Tony Jah Freight L
4Tony'S Truck Servi – Zeus Transportatio

Frequently asked questions

How many trucking companies are based in Port Arthur, TX?

324 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Port Arthur in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. HaulAtlas has a profile page for 27 of them; the rest link to their official SAFER record.

How big are trucking companies in Port Arthur?

Of the 305 Port Arthur carriers that report a usable power-unit count, 69.2% run a single truck and 94.1% run five or fewer (Texas overall: 63.0% and 91.2%). The median fleet is 1 power unit, and none reports more than 100.

What cargo do Port Arthur carriers haul?

The most common named cargo categories on their MCS-150 filings are general freight (65.7% of carriers), building materials / construction (32.1% of carriers), machinery, large objects (13.3% of carriers); the census 'Other' box is ticked by 55.9%. Carriers can list several categories, so shares add to more than 100%.

How many Port Arthur carriers run interstate?

78 (24.1%) are registered for interstate operation, 246 for intrastate non-hazmat work and 0 for intrastate hazmat work. Texas overall: 29.4% interstate.

How many new trucking companies registered in Port Arthur recently?

1 Port Arthur carrier received a USDOT registration in the 30 days to November 9, 2026, and 23 so far in 2026. FMCSA granted operating authority (any type, including broker) to 1 Port Arthur carrier in the same window.