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How to cite

Cite the freight broker statistics like this, with the day you read the page in place of the brackets. The page is updated every quarter.

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Perez, N. (2026, October 11). Freight broker statistics: Loss of FMCSA authority among new property brokers, its recorded causes, and time to approval (S4L Research No. 2026-001; living article). Sites4Logistics. Retrieved [Month Day, Year], from https://s4l.io/research/freight-broker-statistics

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About S4L Research

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S4L Research publishes original statistics on logistics companies, built from public government records such as FMCSA's operating authority data. Every figure is dated, sourced and free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, and corrections are published. S4L Research is produced by Sites4Logistics, the trade name of Midnite Systems, LLC, based in Valencia, California, which builds websites, SEO and AI search visibility for logistics companies. It is led by co-founder and CEO Nicolas Perez.

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Latest findings

From the freight broker statistics, built from FMCSA records. Data as of 7 October 2026.

  • About 1 in 3

    About 1 in 3 freight brokers granted FMCSA authority in 2022–2024 lost it within a year (31%–35%, depending on the year granted).

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  • 63%–69%

    63%–69% of freight brokers granted FMCSA authority in 2021–2023 lost it within two years, depending on the year granted.

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  • 83%–84%

    83%–84% of first-year losses in the 2023–2024 cohorts followed a BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust-fund cancellation.

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  • 39% vs 27%

    Brokers whose FMCSA registration lists a free email address lost authority in their first year at 39%, against 27% for those listing their own domain (2023–2024 cohorts). A correlation, not proof of cause.

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  • 21 days

    For brokers FMCSA authorized in Q3 2026, the median time from application to active authority was 21 calendar days.

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  • 3,781

    FMCSA granted 3,781 property-broker authorities in 2025, down from 8,626 in 2022.

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S4L Research is published by Sites4Logistics, which builds websites, SEO and AI search visibility for logistics companies. What Sites4Logistics builds