Refrigerated trucking companies in Texas
13,146 active for-hire carriers that list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat. Census data as of October 19, 2026.
13,146 for-hire motor carriers in Texas list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat on their FMCSA MCS-150 filing, 8.3% of the 157,443 for-hire carriers there. 59.8% are registered for interstate work, and 1,148 have a verified HaulAtlas profile.
Key takeaways
- FMCSA records cargo classes, not trailer or truck types: this page counts for-hire carriers that list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat. The census file publishes Refrigerated Food and Meat as two columns with identical values in all 218,057 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category.
- 57.7% of those reporting a fleet run a single power unit; the median fleet is 1 power unit.
- 60.1% filed an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, and 21 carriers registered with USDOT in the 30 days to October 19, 2026.
- 1,148 carriers have a verified HaulAtlas profile (authority, insurance or inspections checked against FMCSA); the 25 with the largest self-reported fleets are listed below.
Verified refrigerated carriers in Texas: largest reported fleets
1,148 refrigerated carriers in Texas have a HaulAtlas profile that passes the profile index threshold: active in the census, an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, and at least one record checked against FMCSA in the last 60 days (operating authority with an MC number, insurance on file, or roadside inspections). The 25 with the largest self-reported fleets are listed here; each verified carrier is linked from its city page. Fleet size counts every power unit the carrier reports, not only trucks used for this cargo, and is not a ranking of service.
Refrigerated carriers by city
The Texas cities with the most carriers listing these cargo classes.
Texas refrigerated carriers by the numbers
Computed from the FMCSA Company Census as of October 19, 2026. Shares of fleet size use the 11,300 carriers with a usable power-unit count; other shares use all 13,146.
| Fleet size | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 power unit | 6,522 | 57.7% |
| 2 to 5 power units | 3,385 | 30.0% |
| 6 to 20 power units | 968 | 8.6% |
| 21 to 100 power units | 342 | 3.0% |
| More than 100 power units | 83 | 0.7% |
| Registered operation | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 7,857 | 59.8% |
| Intrastate (Hazmat) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) | 5,287 | 40.2% |
| Operation not recorded | 1 | 0.0% |
| Status | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hazmat carriers | 581 | 4.4% |
| MCS-150 updated in the last 24 months | 7,905 | 60.1% |
Census fields are self-reported on the MCS-150. Download these figures (CSV).
Our data
Contribution: derived analysis, downloadable dataset
- Collected: every active for-hire record in the FMCSA Company Census File with a physical address in Texas whose MCS-150 filing lists the cargo classes this page counts: 13,146 carriers, pulled October 19, 2026. Verified carriers are joined to FMCSA L&I (authority, insurance) and SMS (inspections) by USDOT number.
- Published: 19 aggregate counts; the carrier-level records stay on the official FMCSA source and on each carrier's profile.
- Computed: 12 derived shares, each a dataset row with its formula and arithmetic.
- Method: for-hire carriers (the census classification says for hire) that list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat. The census file publishes Refrigerated Food and Meat as two columns with identical values in all 218,057 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category. FMCSA records cargo classes, not trailer types. A verified carrier has a HaulAtlas profile that passes the profile index threshold: active in the census, an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, and at least one record checked against FMCSA in the last 60 days (operating authority with an MC number, insurance on file, or roadside inspections). Verified means the records match; it is not a safety rating. Methodology.
- Reproduce it: download the data as CSV (31 rows; license CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many refrigerated trucking companies are in Texas?
13,146 for-hire FMCSA-registered motor carriers with a physical address in Texas list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat on their MCS-150, as of October 19, 2026.
Does FMCSA record which carriers run refrigerated equipment?
No. The FMCSA Company Census records the cargo classes a carrier says it hauls, not its trailers or trucks. This page counts for-hire carriers that list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat; a carrier can list several classes, and the list is self-reported. Many carriers here list several other classes as well, so a listing shows what a carrier says it will haul, not the equipment it runs; ask about equipment before you book.
How do I check a carrier's authority and insurance?
Look up its USDOT number on FMCSA SAFER and its MC number in FMCSA L&I before tendering a load. Verified HaulAtlas profiles show what FMCSA had on file when HaulAtlas last checked, with the date.
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