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Commercial truck at U.S.-Mexico border inspection lane with CBP officer reviewing documents

Getting Authority Aug 13, 2026

5,000 New Trucking Authorities Added in 2025, But Can Brokers Use Them?

Net gain of 5,000 MC numbers through Q3 2025 masks a compliance problem: brokers won't tender freight to carriers with no safety rating and brand-new authority…

By Marvin Aldridge

FMCSA new entrant safety audit process timeline showing current 18-month window and proposed pre-authority proficiency exam

Getting Authority Jul 27, 2026

FMCSA Revives 17-Year-Old Rule That Would Test New Carriers Before They Haul

The agency targets November 2026 for a supplemental notice on requiring proficiency exams before granting new-entrant authority, not 18 months after.

By Marvin Aldridge