How many new car hauler carriers get MC authority a month?
Reviewed
439 for-hire carriers that got FMCSA operating authority in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 registered cargo that points to car hauler equipment, 7.9% of all new carriers and about 19 per business day. Florida had the most.
Where they are
Florida led with 60 new car hauler carriers in the last 30 days, ahead of Texas with 43.
| State | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 60 | 13.7% |
| Texas | 43 | 9.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 6.2% |
| Illinois | 25 | 5.7% |
| California | 23 | 5.2% |
| Virginia | 16 | 3.6% |
| Tennessee | 15 | 3.4% |
| Ohio | 15 | 3.4% |
| Georgia | 14 | 3.2% |
| Arizona | 13 | 3% |
Cities with the most new car hauler carriers
Houston had 6 of them, 1.4% of the national total for car hauler.
| City | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 6 | 1.4% |
| Miami | 5 | 1.1% |
| Cape Coral | 5 | 1.1% |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0.9% |
| Orlando | 3 | 0.7% |
| Naperville | 3 | 0.7% |
| Maricopa | 3 | 0.7% |
| Lehigh Acres | 3 | 0.7% |
How big they are
62.2% started with one truck, compared with 67% of all new carriers.
| Power units | Share |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 62.2% |
| 2 to 5 trucks | 31% |
| 6 to 10 trucks | 2.7% |
| 11 to 50 trucks | 2.5% |
| 51 or more trucks | 0.2% |
| Not reported | 1.4% |
Who insures them
| Insurer on file | Share |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 15% |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 9.3% |
| Progressive Express Insurance Company | 7.1% |
| Progressive Northern Insurance Company | 5.2% |
| Progressive County Mutual | 4.6% |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | 4.3% |
How new car hauler carriers compare
Equipment is inferred from registered cargo classes, and one carrier can count toward several types; new carriers by equipment compares all 8 types.
- First-time authorities: 95.9% (all new carriers: 97.9%).
- Median wait from application to grant: 24 days (all new carriers: 25).
- Hazmat registered: 66.1% (all new carriers: 6.5%).
- The top three states hold 29.6% of new car hauler carriers.
If you dispatch, factor or insure car hauler carriers
About 19 new car hauler carriers get authority on a typical business day, and the busiest day in the window had 90. Rookiefeed puts the equipment on every row of the 7am email, so you can call the car hauler trucks you know how to keep loaded or insure: build a free list or see new trucking companies by state.
Questions
- Which state has the most new car hauler carriers?
- Florida, with 60 of the 439 new car hauler carriers in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 (13.7%), going by the cargo classes they registered with FMCSA.
New car hauler carriers in your 7am email
439 got authority in the last 30 days. Each row has the owner's contacts, trucks, equipment and insurer, so you can filter to car hauler in your CRM.