Logistics and transport companies in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul has 31,504 logistics and transport company records in ISIC section H (transportation and storage), 31,504 of them active, according to the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) as of 2026-10-10. That is 8.0% of the section in Brazil and makes Rio Grande do Sul the 4th largest of 27 states for logistics and transport. The sector is over-represented here: section H is 4.4% of all records in Rio Grande do Sul against 3.6% nationally, a location quotient of 1.21.

Porto Alegre concentrates 11.6% of the active companies, followed by Caxias do Sul (1,791) and Canoas (1,137); the three together hold 20.9%. The median active company is 12.4 years old; 8% were registered in the last year and 19% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 1,986 new logistics and transport businesses were registered in Rio Grande do Sul, +21.0% on the previous 12 months (national section H: +18.0%). By ISIC division, 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines) is 78.8% of the records and 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation) 15.6%. Size is known for 82% of the active companies; 79% of those are micro.

Road freight carriers dominate division 49 and are the long tail; freight forwarders, customs brokers, port and airport operators register under 52. Fleet telematics, fuel cards, insurance, freight marketplaces and cross-border logistics vendors use this section. Owner-driver carriers appear as companies only when incorporated, which varies by country.