Authority status: 26,671 freight brokers in the United States
As of Oct 20, 2026, 25,092 of the 26,671 freight brokers in the United States in our dataset (94%) have authority status “Active”, and 1,116 (4%) have “Application pending”.
| Authority status | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 25,092 | 94% |
| Application pending | 1,116 | 4% |
| Application withdrawn | 281 | 1% |
| Suspended | 153 | <1% |
| Inactive | 13 | <1% |
| Revoked | 12 | <1% |
| Voluntarily suspended | 4 | <1% |
How we counted
Every record in the dataset (every FMCSA-registered broker of property based in the United States whose broker authority is active or pending, plus brokers whose authority stopped in the last 180 days (suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended, application withdrawn, or inactivated by FMCSA for another reason, shown as inactive); status comes from FMCSA's Motus system, or from the legacy L&I file for brokers with no Motus record) is counted once by its “Authority status” value, as recorded at the source, as of Oct 20, 2026: 26,671 records in all. Shares are rounded to whole percents. Sources: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov); sources and method.
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<figure style="margin:0;max-width:640px"><img src="https://brokerauthoritywatch.com/findings/authority-status-freight-brokers/chart.svg" alt="Authority status: 26,671 freight brokers in the United States" width="640" height="338" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" /><figcaption>As of Oct 20, 2026, 25,092 of the 26,671 freight brokers in the United States in our dataset (94%) have authority status “Active”, and 1,116 (4%) have “Application pending”. Source: <a href="https://brokerauthoritywatch.com/findings/authority-status-freight-brokers/">Broker Authority Watch</a>.</figcaption></figure>Download all 26,671 freight brokers as CSV + JSON: every field on this site plus source links and verification dates. $49, one-time.
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