Refrigerated trucking companies in Utah
1,227 active for-hire carriers that list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat. Census data as of October 19, 2026.
1,227 for-hire motor carriers in Utah list the cargo class Refrigerated food / meat on their FMCSA MCS-150 filing, 10.6% of the 11,563 for-hire carriers there. 83.7% are registered for interstate work, and 261 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.
- 48.8% of those reporting a fleet run a single power unit; the median fleet is 2 power units.
- 77.5% filed an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, and 2 carriers registered with USDOT in the 30 days to October 19, 2026.
- 261 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 Utah: largest reported fleets
261 refrigerated carriers in Utah 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 Utah cities with the most carriers listing these cargo classes.
Utah refrigerated carriers by the numbers
Computed from the FMCSA Company Census as of October 19, 2026. Shares of fleet size use the 1,154 carriers with a usable power-unit count; other shares use all 1,227.
| Fleet size | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 power unit | 563 | 48.8% |
| 2 to 5 power units | 374 | 32.4% |
| 6 to 20 power units | 156 | 13.5% |
| 21 to 100 power units | 49 | 4.2% |
| More than 100 power units | 12 | 1.0% |
| Registered operation | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 1,027 | 83.7% |
| Intrastate (Hazmat) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) | 200 | 16.3% |
| Status | Carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hazmat carriers | 109 | 8.9% |
| MCS-150 updated in the last 24 months | 951 | 77.5% |
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 Utah whose MCS-150 filing lists the cargo classes this page counts: 1,227 carriers, pulled October 19, 2026. Verified carriers are joined to FMCSA L&I (authority, insurance) and SMS (inspections) by USDOT number.
- Published: 18 aggregate counts; the carrier-level records stay on the official FMCSA source and on each carrier's profile.
- Computed: 11 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 (29 rows; license CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many refrigerated trucking companies are in Utah?
1,227 for-hire FMCSA-registered motor carriers with a physical address in Utah 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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