Amman:The ride-hailing fleet experienced a significant growth of 9.68% between July and September 2026, expanding from 17,527 to 19,223 vehicles. This development was reported by the Land Transport Regulatory Commission.
According to Jordan News Agency, the increase in the number of operating companies from five to seven, marking a 40% rise, was attributed to regulatory changes. These changes included allowing unlicensed companies to obtain licenses and removing the previous cap of 13,000 drivers, while maintaining licensing requirements to promote competition and prevent monopolistic practices.
The scheduled public passenger transport fleet, including large and medium-sized buses and shared taxis, saw a growth of 1.10%, increasing from 5,346 to 5,405 vehicles within the same period. The increase was due to the approval of additional vehicles and new licenses to cater to demand, especially in underserved areas. Measures taken included replacing a medium-sized bus with two smaller passenger vehicles.
The licensed school transport fleet also grew by 5.98% from 2,491 to 2,640 buses with the onset of the new academic year. The number of companies remained steady at 27, serving schools and educational centers in Irbid, Zarqa, Amman, and Balqa. The commission aims to expand geographic coverage by encouraging investment under the 2018 regulations governing school transport providers.
Taxi fleets and the number of operators remained constant, with yellow taxis accounting for 5,358 vehicles across 123 offices. Limousine taxis included 668 vehicles across 26 offices, while border-crossing and airport taxi services had one office each, operating 31 and 228 vehicles, respectively. Hotel taxis totaled 119 vehicles across 13 offices. The commission noted ongoing demand for taxi services and is working towards fleet expansion and development.
The cross-border passenger travel offices remained unchanged at 41, with a fleet of 1,178 vehicles. Tourist transport companies numbered 29, with a combined fleet of 1,471 vehicles. The bus rental fleet grew by 2.91%, from 1,101 to 1,133 buses, due to requests from existing operators to expand capacity, while the number of operators stayed at 14.
International bus transport operators remained at 34, but their fleet increased by 4.51% from 266 to 278 buses to meet the demand for cross-border capacity.
The private transport fleet expanded by 16.60%, from 10,000 to 11,660 vehicles, catering to private schools and company employees, with registered companies and offices remaining at 3,167.
Jordan's freight fleet totals about 32,000 vehicles, with approximately 20,000 trucks serving Aqaba and border crossings. The increase in trucks was due to the addition of new vehicles. Government decisions to support freight vehicle replacement reduced the fleet's average age to 18.6 years. Cabinet Decision No. 9328, issued on July 28, facilitated the scrapping or re-exporting of older freight vehicles to be replaced with newer units, aiding in the retirement of older trucks.