Transport and logistics companies in Ecuador
ISIC section H: Transportation and storage. 25,951 records from the SRI Catastro RUC, 19,325 active, data as of 2026-10-01.
Section H, transportation and storage, holds 25,951 Ecuadorian company records as of 2026-10-01, 19,325 of them active. By province, Guayas leads with 8,134 (31% of the section), followed by Pichincha (6,065) and Azuay (1,643). The largest divisions are 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines, 17,718) and 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation, 5,360); 3 further divisions complete it. That is 4.6% of the Ecuador registry in this build.
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. In Ecuador, 100% of these rows carry an ISIC class; the registry publishes no size field; the registry publishes no website or e-mail; 1,086 were registered in the 12 months before the extraction. There is no street address at the source; location is province, canton and parish.
By province (top 10)
| Province | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guayas | 8,134 | 5,717 | 31.3% |
| Pichincha | 6,065 | 4,099 | 23.4% |
| Azuay | 1,643 | 1,205 | 6.3% |
| Manabí | 1,308 | 1,003 | 5.0% |
| El Oro | 992 | 776 | 3.8% |
| Cotopaxi | 770 | 689 | 3.0% |
| Tungurahua | 638 | 555 | 2.5% |
| Loja | 604 | 467 | 2.3% |
| Imbabura | 571 | 470 | 2.2% |
| Los Ríos | 566 | 462 | 2.2% |
Divisions in section H
49 land transport (road freight, passenger, pipelines), 50 water transport, 51 air transport, 52 warehousing and support activities, 53 postal and courier.
| ISIC division | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines | 17,718 | 14,622 | 68.3% |
| 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation | 5,360 | 3,239 | 20.7% |
| 53 Postal and courier activities | 1,646 | 888 | 6.3% |
| 50 Water transport | 670 | 353 | 2.6% |
| 51 Air transport | 557 | 223 | 2.1% |
Size mix
| size_class | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| micro | 0 | 0.0% |
| small | 0 | 0.0% |
| medium | 0 | 0.0% |
| large | 0 | 0.0% |
| unknown | 25,951 | 100.0% |
Largest classes
| ISIC class (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| 4923 Freight transport by road | 11,857 |
| 4922 Other passenger land transport | 4,595 |
| 5229 Other transportation support activities | 2,648 |
| 5221 Service activities incidental to land tran… | 1,307 |
| 4921 Urban and suburban passenger land transport | 1,242 |
Largest cities
| City (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| Guayaquil | 6,711 |
| Quito | 5,303 |
| Cuenca | 1,197 |
| Latacunga | 543 |
| Machala | 508 |
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