First LoadGet your MC active and your first load hauled.
Without the guesswork, the fifty calls, or paying for things you don't need.
First Load shows you what's on your FMCSA record, what's still missing, and who to call for it. Then we tell you the day you can roll and who'll give a new MC a load.
Waiting 30 to 60 days to get paid?
Brokers pay slow. Factoring pays you the day you deliver and keeps a cut. Two factoring companies take brand-new MCs and built a page for First Load carriers. You apply on their site; they may pay us if you sign.
Our top pick: get a quote from Porter
Or see Thunder Funding, or compare them side by side.
- Up to three quotes. Not fifty calls.
- Only agents who agree to our rules: licensed in your state, real people calling, no robocalls.
- You compare and say no to any of them.
First Load is a private company, not FMCSA. Agencies may pay us for the introduction. The checker stays free.
Track my MC for free
We check the public record every morning. You get one email when it changes: insurance filed, BOC-3 filed, MC number live, or a suspension. Nothing else. Stop any time.
What has happened so far
What to do next
Read the first 30 days. It lists what you must have, what you can skip, and which calls to hang up on. Then compare fuel cards, factoring, load boards and ELDs before anyone sells you one.
Why we made this
New truckers get 50 to 100 sales calls in the first two days. Every caller read the same public list. Some will tell you your MC is dead so you will buy from them. That is a lie, and you can check it.
This page reads that same public list. It shows you where you stand, in plain words. If one thing is missing and you want help with it, we get you up to three quotes to compare. If you do not want that, nobody hears from you.
Before anyone sells you something
Every week we count how many carriers filed for authority, where, and how long they waited. See the weekly new-authority reports. If your MC is still pending, start with why an MC stays pending.
Shopping already? Compare ELD prices and contracts and load board prices and free tiers from the companies' own pages, or get truck insurance quotes from agencies that write new authorities. More plain answers are in the guides.