How many new flatbed carriers get MC authority a month?
Reviewed
804 for-hire carriers that got FMCSA operating authority in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 registered cargo that points to flatbed equipment, 14.4% of all new carriers and about 34 per business day. Texas had the most.
Where they are
Texas led with 119 new flatbed carriers in the last 30 days, ahead of Florida with 61.
| State | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 119 | 14.8% |
| Florida | 61 | 7.6% |
| Illinois | 40 | 5% |
| California | 38 | 4.7% |
| North Carolina | 34 | 4.2% |
| Georgia | 28 | 3.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 3% |
| Colorado | 23 | 2.9% |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 2.6% |
| Indiana | 20 | 2.5% |
Cities with the most new flatbed carriers
Houston had 16 of them, 2% of the national total for flatbed.
| City | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 16 | 2% |
| Miami | 10 | 1.2% |
| Katy | 8 | 1% |
| Dallas | 7 | 0.9% |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 0.7% |
| Charlotte | 6 | 0.7% |
| Las Vegas | 5 | 0.6% |
| Richmond | 4 | 0.5% |
How big they are
54.6% started with one truck, compared with 67% of all new carriers.
| Power units | Share |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 54.6% |
| 2 to 5 trucks | 36.1% |
| 6 to 10 trucks | 4.1% |
| 11 to 50 trucks | 3.7% |
| 51 or more trucks | 0.9% |
| Not reported | 0.6% |
Who insures them
| Insurer on file | Share |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 12.6% |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 7.6% |
| Progressive Northern Insurance Company | 7.3% |
| Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company | 5% |
| Progressive County Mutual | 5% |
| GEICO Marine Insurance Company | 5% |
How new flatbed 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: 96.9% (all new carriers: 97.9%).
- Median wait from application to grant: 25 days (all new carriers: 25).
- Hazmat registered: 12.2% (all new carriers: 6.5%).
- The top three states hold 27.4% of new flatbed carriers.
If you dispatch, factor or insure flatbed carriers
About 34 new flatbed carriers get authority on a typical business day, and the busiest day in the window had 185. Rookiefeed puts the equipment on every row of the 7am email, so you can call the flatbed 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 flatbed carriers?
- Texas, with 119 of the 804 new flatbed carriers in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 (14.8%), going by the cargo classes they registered with FMCSA.
New flatbed carriers in your 7am email
804 got authority in the last 30 days. Each row has the owner's contacts, trucks, equipment and insurer, so you can filter to flatbed in your CRM.