New trucking authorities, week of July 6, 2026

1,868 trucking companies filed for MC operating authority with FMCSA from Jul 6 to Jul 12. That's up 81% from the week before.

Where they filed

State	New filings
California	232
Texas	208
Florida	156
Illinois	86
Pennsylvania	84
Georgia	84
Ohio	74
New Jersey	73
North Carolina	61
Indiana	53

How many actually go active

Of the 1,867 carriers that filed the week of Jul 6, 25% had an active MC within 35 days of filing, and 5% had withdrawn. Most of the rest are still pending. Why an MC stays pending.

The last eight weeks

Week of	Filings	Median days to active
Jul 6	1,868	–
Jun 29	1,034	–

Filed this week?

Look up your MC and get one email the day it goes active: check your status. When it does, brokers still pay in 30 to 60 days, so plan how you'll get paid.

Counts come from FMCSA's public daily authority files, tallied by First Load. A filing is counted the day it becomes public. "Days to active" runs from a carrier's first public filing to the grant. First Load is a private company, not FMCSA.