How many new hopper/bulk carriers get MC authority a month?
Reviewed
419 for-hire carriers that got FMCSA operating authority in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 registered cargo that points to hopper/bulk equipment, 7.5% of all new carriers and about 18 per business day. Texas had the most.
Where they are
Texas led with 59 new hopper/bulk carriers in the last 30 days, ahead of California with 30.
| State | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 59 | 14.1% |
| California | 30 | 7.2% |
| Illinois | 29 | 6.9% |
| Florida | 20 | 4.8% |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 4.1% |
| North Carolina | 17 | 4.1% |
| Georgia | 16 | 3.8% |
| Kansas | 13 | 3.1% |
| Iowa | 13 | 3.1% |
| Minnesota | 12 | 2.9% |
Cities with the most new hopper/bulk carriers
Laredo had 4 of them, 1% of the national total for hopper/bulk.
| City | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Laredo | 4 | 1% |
| Indianapolis | 4 | 1% |
| Houston | 4 | 1% |
| Fresno | 4 | 1% |
| Bakersfield | 4 | 1% |
| Wichita | 3 | 0.7% |
| Katy | 3 | 0.7% |
| Fontana | 3 | 0.7% |
How big they are
52.3% started with one truck, compared with 67% of all new carriers.
| Power units | Share |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 52.3% |
| 2 to 5 trucks | 40.8% |
| 6 to 10 trucks | 3.1% |
| 11 to 50 trucks | 2.6% |
| 51 or more trucks | 0.7% |
| Not reported | 0.5% |
Who insures them
| Insurer on file | Share |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 13.8% |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 8.8% |
| Progressive Northern Insurance Company | 7.9% |
| Great West Casualty CO | 5.5% |
| Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company | 5% |
| GEICO Marine Insurance Company | 5% |
How new hopper/bulk 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: 95.5% (all new carriers: 97.9%).
- Median wait from application to grant: 25 days (all new carriers: 25).
- Hazmat registered: 11% (all new carriers: 6.5%).
- The top three states hold 28.2% of new hopper/bulk carriers.
If you dispatch, factor or insure hopper/bulk carriers
About 18 new hopper/bulk carriers get authority on a typical business day, and the busiest day in the window had 112. Rookiefeed puts the equipment on every row of the 7am email, so you can call the hopper/bulk 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 hopper/bulk carriers?
- Texas, with 59 of the 419 new hopper/bulk carriers in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 (14.1%), going by the cargo classes they registered with FMCSA.
New hopper/bulk carriers in your 7am email
419 got authority in the last 30 days. Each row has the owner's contacts, trucks, equipment and insurer, so you can filter to hopper/bulk in your CRM.