How many new dry van carriers get MC authority a month?
Reviewed
4,893 for-hire carriers that got FMCSA operating authority in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 registered cargo that points to dry van equipment, 87.5% of all new carriers and about 207 per business day. Texas had the most.
Where they are
Texas led with 573 new dry van carriers in the last 30 days, ahead of California with 533.
| State | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 573 | 11.7% |
| California | 533 | 10.9% |
| Florida | 384 | 7.8% |
| Illinois | 315 | 6.4% |
| Ohio | 266 | 5.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 245 | 5% |
| Georgia | 187 | 3.8% |
| North Carolina | 180 | 3.7% |
| New Jersey | 148 | 3% |
| Indiana | 125 | 2.6% |
Cities with the most new dry van carriers
Houston had 74 of them, 1.5% of the national total for dry van.
| City | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 74 | 1.5% |
| Philadelphia | 62 | 1.3% |
| Fresno | 54 | 1.1% |
| Columbus | 54 | 1.1% |
| Chicago | 49 | 1% |
| Indianapolis | 44 | 0.9% |
| Miami | 37 | 0.8% |
| Orlando | 36 | 0.7% |
How big they are
68.8% started with one truck, compared with 67% of all new carriers.
| Power units | Share |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 68.8% |
| 2 to 5 trucks | 27.9% |
| 6 to 10 trucks | 1.7% |
| 11 to 50 trucks | 1% |
| 51 or more trucks | 0.2% |
| Not reported | 0.4% |
Who insures them
| Insurer on file | Share |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 12% |
| GEICO Marine Insurance Company | 8.9% |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 8.3% |
| Progressive Preferred Insurance CO. | 4.2% |
| Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company | 4% |
| Progressive County Mutual | 3.7% |
How new dry van 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: 97.7% (all new carriers: 97.9%).
- Median wait from application to grant: 25 days (all new carriers: 25).
- Hazmat registered: 4.7% (all new carriers: 6.5%).
- The top three states hold 30.5% of new dry van carriers.
If you dispatch, factor or insure dry van carriers
About 207 new dry van carriers get authority on a typical business day, and the busiest day in the window had 720. Rookiefeed puts the equipment on every row of the 7am email, so you can call the dry van 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 dry van carriers?
- Texas, with 573 of the 4,893 new dry van carriers in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 (11.7%), going by the cargo classes they registered with FMCSA.
New dry van carriers in your 7am email
4,893 got authority in the last 30 days. Each row has the owner's contacts, trucks, equipment and insurer, so you can filter to dry van in your CRM.