New Freight Brokers
January 2023
Monthly Broker Registration Report
591 new freight brokers registered with FMCSA in January 2023 — 8.8% of all new registrations that month, led by Texas. Data is updated weekly.
49 of these also hold motor carrier authority.
Data updated: July 10, 2026
Source: FMCSA registration data
591
New Freight Brokers
Registered with FMCSA in January 2023
+23% vs December 2022
8.8%
Share of All New Registrations
Freight brokers as % of total new FMCSA registrations in January 2023
Texas
Top State
State with the most new freight broker registrations in January 2023
Broker Registrations by Day (January 2023)
Companies with any B authority (EntityType contains B). Day-of-month based on FMCSA DateAdded field.
Top 10 States
| # | State | Brokers | % of FB | |
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| 1 | Texas | 99 | 16.8% |
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| 2 | California | 73 | 12.4% |
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| 3 | Florida | 58 | 9.8% |
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| 4 | Illinois | 32 | 5.4% |
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| 5 | Georgia | 31 | 5.2% |
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| 6 | New Jersey | 21 | 3.6% |
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| 7 | New York | 18 | 3.0% |
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| 8 | Pennsylvania | 17 | 2.9% |
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| 9 | Ohio | 16 | 2.7% |
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| 10 | North Carolina | 14 | 2.4% |
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January 2023 Overview
All new FMCSA registrations in January 2023 — motor carriers, freight brokers, and other entity types.
New Motor Carriers in January 2023
6,137 new motor carriers — top states, top cities, and daily trends.
Registration Trends — Last 24 Months
View registration trends across the last 24 months with monthly breakdowns and entity type charts.