Brokers That Work With New Authorities (2026)

What each broker requires from a new MC, updated 2026-09-13. Every row has a source and a last-checked date. If we can't verify a requirement, we say so.

Getting your MC authority active doesn't mean every freight broker will work with you on day one.

Brokers set their own carrier rules. One may onboard a new authority immediately. Another may want 90 days. Another may care less about the age of the MC than whether you have roadside inspections, verified insurance, a clean safety profile or an identity that passes its fraud checks.

And the rules move. That's why lists of "brokers that work with new authorities" go stale so quickly.

This page is different. Every broker below gets a source and a last-checked date. If we can't verify a requirement, we say we can't verify it. When a broker's own pages disagree with each other, we show both.

Official rows come from the broker's own pages. Community rows come from dated carrier reports and never override an official row.

Why brokers care how old your MC is

A brand-new authority gives a broker less history to work with. There may be no inspection history yet. There may be very little operating history. And the freight industry is dealing with serious problems involving stolen carrier identities, cargo theft and double brokering.

Tools such as Highway now help brokers verify carrier identity, authority, insurance and fraud signals. An age rule is therefore not always a judgment that you are a bad carrier. Sometimes it's simply a broker's risk rule.

What is a carrier packet?

When a broker says, "Send me your packet," they're talking about the paperwork needed to onboard your company. The exact packet changes by brokerage, but it commonly includes a W-9, proof of insurance, a broker-carrier agreement, your operating-authority information, and your business and contact details. Some brokers will ask for more.

What are Highway and RMIS?

If you start calling brokers, you'll run into both names.

Highway is an identity, carrier-vetting and onboarding system used by brokerages. From the carrier's side, that means the broker may send you through Highway before you're approved.

RMIS, part of Truckstop, handles carrier onboarding and compliance for many brokers. Its workflows collect W-9s, agreements and insurance documents and apply each broker's own business rules.

Passing Highway or RMIS does not automatically mean every broker using that system will approve you. The broker still sets the rules.

Don't treat an age requirement as a universal rule

This is the biggest mistake with broker lists. A broker can change its policy, make exceptions for a customer, allow some freight but not other freight, apply stricter rules to certain commodities, or reject a carrier for a reason unrelated to MC age.

So the useful question isn't "Does this broker take new MCs?" Ask: "My authority has been active for 23 days. Do you have any freight I qualify for today, and if not, what date or requirement am I waiting on?" That gets you a much better answer.

Where new carriers usually start

In the carrier discussions we've reviewed, C.H. Robinson, TQL, Coyote and Uber Freight come up repeatedly as places new authorities try first. Treat that as a lead, not a guarantee. Some loads may pay less than you'd like. Some lanes may be thin. A broker that onboarded another new carrier last month can still reject your company today.

Your first goal isn't finding one magical broker. It's building enough approved broker relationships that you aren't staring at the same four boards hoping one good load appears.

If you see a requirement above that's wrong, use Report what happened. We would rather change a row than leave stale information up.

First Load is a private company, not FMCSA. Broker requirements are set by each broker and change without notice; rows show what a dated source said at the time.