For insurance agents, factoring companies, ELD and fuel-card sellers
New carrier leads: trucking companies that just registered or got authority
Every day we compare FMCSA's census and licensing files with the previous day's. The result is a list of carriers that received a new USDOT number or a new operating authority. We are deciding whether to package it as a daily or weekly lead feed. If you sell to new carriers, register below and tell us what you need in it.
How many new carriers a week
- New USDOT registrations, 7 days
- 3,350
- 599 on October 3, 2026
- New operating authorities, 7 days
- 1,014
- 382 on October 3, 2026
Source: FMCSA Company Census file, compared daily by VerifyCarrier. Seven days ending October 3, 2026; distinct records, counted the same way as our public new registrations and new authorities lists. Counts refresh hourly.
For scale: our first census comparison, covering July 10 to July 12, 2026, recorded 591 new-entrant rows.
What a row would contain
Sample columns, drawn from FMCSA public records. Contact fields are deliberately left out of this sample: whether and how to include them, given that many new carriers are sole proprietors, is one of the questions we are asking buyers.
| Column | Meaning | Source |
|---|---|---|
| event | new_usdot_registration or authority_granted | VerifyCarrier daily comparison |
| event_date | Day the change first appeared in FMCSA's files | VerifyCarrier daily comparison |
| add_date | Date FMCSA added the USDOT number | FMCSA Company Census (add_date) |
| state | Physical-address state | FMCSA Company Census |
| power_units | Trucks and tractors reported | FMCSA Company Census |
| total_drivers | Drivers reported | FMCSA Company Census |
| carrier_operation | Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate | FMCSA Company Census |
| hazmat | Hazardous-materials indicator | FMCSA Company Census (hm_ind) |
| cargo_types | Cargo classes checked on the MCS-150 | FMCSA Company Census (crgo_*) |
| authority_status | Operating authority type and status | FMCSA Licensing & Insurance |
| insurance_on_file | Whether a BMC-91/91X liability filing is posted | FMCSA Licensing & Insurance |
Who it is for
Commercial truck insurance agents
A new authority needs a BMC-91 liability filing before it can operate. The feed reaches carriers in that window.
Factoring companies
New carriers often need cash flow before their first shipper pays. Fleet size and operation type help qualify them.
ELD vendors
Interstate carriers with power units need an ELD. Fleet size tells you the deal size.
Fuel-card issuers
New fleets choose a fuel card early. State and fleet size narrow the list to your network.
Register interest
On the roadmap ยท tell us if you need it
Get the new-carrier lead feed
A daily or weekly list of carriers that just received a USDOT number or operating authority, delivered as CSV or API.
Questions
Is this available today?
Not as a feed. The underlying daily lists are on VerifyCarrier now; the packaged feed (filters, CSV delivery, API) will be built if enough buyers ask for it. Registering is how you ask.
How is this different from downloading the FMCSA census?
The census is a snapshot of every carrier. The feed would contain only what changed since the previous day: new registrations and new authorities, with the date each change appeared.
Can I use the data for outreach?
FMCSA records are public, but outbound email and calls carry CAN-SPAM and TCPA obligations that stay with the sender.