New trucking authorities: FMCSA data
How many new for-hire property carriers FMCSA is granting, how long it takes, and how many lose their authority early. Built from FMCSA's public Motus datasets. Aggregates only: we don't publish any carrier's name, address or phone.
Authorities granted per week
Motor carrier of property (except household goods), first grant per docket. Faded bar = week still in progress.
Where new carriers are based (last 30 days)
| State / province | New authorities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 630 | 11.7% |
| CA | 553 | 10.2% |
| FL | 423 | 7.8% |
| IL | 336 | 6.2% |
| OH | 285 | 5.3% |
| PA | 278 | 5.1% |
| GA | 208 | 3.9% |
| NC | 196 | 3.6% |
| NJ | 155 | 2.9% |
| IN | 135 | 2.5% |
| MN | 120 | 2.2% |
| VA | 118 | 2.2% |
| AZ | 118 | 2.2% |
| WA | 113 | 2.1% |
| TN | 110 | 2.0% |
Who's insuring new authorities
Insurers with the most BMC-91/91X liability filings among carriers granted in the last 30 days (5,401 filings matched). Insurance companies often file under several affiliated entities, so related names are listed separately.
| Insurance company (as filed) | Filings |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 665 |
| Geico Marine Insurance Company | 486 |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 437 |
| Progressive Northern Insurance Company | 221 |
| Progressive Preferred Insurance Co. | 220 |
| Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company | 220 |
| Progressive County Mutual | 197 |
| Geico County Mutual Insurance Company | 187 |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | 171 |
| Progressive Express Insurance Company | 155 |
Early dropouts: authorities no longer active
For each full month of grants, the share of those carriers whose authority isn't active today, and FMCSA's recorded reason. Most early revocations are for insurance (a cancelled or missing filing), which is why setting up insurance and BOC-3 early matters (checklist).
| Granted in | Granted | Not active now | Insurance | BOC-3 | Voluntary | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 5,131 | 178 (3.5%) | 136 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| 2026-09 | 4,599 | 59 (1.3%) | 35 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
Method and sources
- Datasets: AuthHist – All With History, Carrier – All With History, Insur – All With History (FMCSA via data.transportation.gov, public domain).
- Window: the last 84 days. Motus records start in mid-2026, so older history isn't comparable yet; partial months are left out of the dropout table.
- "Days to grant" counts from a docket's first "Initial Status" record to "Granted" in authority history. That's FMCSA's recorded timeline, not the date you started paperwork.
- Coverage share uses the highest BMC-91/91X filing per carrier (5,385 carriers matched; 272 filed under $750,000).