How many new tanker carriers get MC authority a month?
Reviewed
82 for-hire carriers that got FMCSA operating authority in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 registered cargo that points to tanker equipment, 1.5% of all new carriers and about 4 per business day. Texas had the most.
Where they are
Texas led with 12 new tanker carriers in the last 30 days, ahead of Illinois with 6.
| State | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 12 | 14.6% |
| Illinois | 6 | 7.3% |
| Florida | 5 | 6.1% |
| California | 5 | 6.1% |
| Washington | 4 | 4.9% |
| North Carolina | 4 | 4.9% |
| ON | 3 | 3.7% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 3.7% |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3.7% |
| Kansas | 3 | 3.7% |
Cities with the most new tanker carriers
Williston had 2 of them, 2.4% of the national total for tanker.
| City | New carriers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Williston | 2 | 2.4% |
| Saint Charles | 2 | 2.4% |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2.4% |
| Yukon | 1 | 1.2% |
| Woodward | 1 | 1.2% |
| Waxhaw | 1 | 1.2% |
| Warren | 1 | 1.2% |
| Walla Walla | 1 | 1.2% |
How big they are
36.6% started with one truck, compared with 67% of all new carriers.
| Power units | Share |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 36.6% |
| 2 to 5 trucks | 34.1% |
| 6 to 10 trucks | 7.3% |
| 11 to 50 trucks | 13.4% |
| 51 or more trucks | 6.1% |
| Not reported | 2.4% |
Who insures them
| Insurer on file | Share |
|---|---|
| United Financial Casualty Company | 9.8% |
| Great West Casualty CO | 8.5% |
| Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company | 7.3% |
| Progressive Northern Insurance Company | 4.9% |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | 3.7% |
| Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company | 3.7% |
How new tanker 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: 90.2% (all new carriers: 97.9%).
- Median wait from application to grant: 31 days (all new carriers: 25).
- Hazmat registered: 48.8% (all new carriers: 6.5%).
- The top three states hold 28% of new tanker carriers.
If you dispatch, factor or insure tanker carriers
About 4 new tanker carriers get authority on a typical business day, and the busiest day in the window had 28. Rookiefeed puts the equipment on every row of the 7am email, so you can call the tanker 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 tanker carriers?
- Texas, with 12 of the 82 new tanker carriers in the 30 days ending October 19, 2026 (14.6%), going by the cargo classes they registered with FMCSA.
New tanker carriers in your 7am email
82 got authority in the last 30 days. Each row has the owner's contacts, trucks, equipment and insurer, so you can filter to tanker in your CRM.