77,713 carriers
The standard enclosed 53-foot trailer, protecting freight from weather. Hauls general freight, packaged goods, and palletized retail cargo — the most common equipment type on the road.
Dry van is the largest single equipment category in trucking, and the most flexible: because the trailer is fully enclosed, it can legally haul almost anything that doesn't need temperature control or an open deck. That flexibility is also why dry van freight is typically the most competitively priced per mile — the pool of carriers that can run it is larger than for specialized equipment.
77,713 carriers in our directory report hauling general freight, household goods, paper products, or U.S. mail on their FMCSA filing — the cargo categories we map to Dry Van. They're based across 51 states, led by California (8,369), Texas (5,984), Illinois (3,946).