BOC-3 Filing Statistics (2026): What FMCSA’s Open Data Shows

FMCSA’s Motus BOC3 “All With History” file has 152,383 rows covering 127,900 unique dockets. 125,551 of those dockets have a named process agent; 2,349 appear only on rows with a blank agent name, which FMCSA doesn’t document. 26,884 are Motus-era dockets (8-digit numbers) and 101,016 are older dockets whose BOC-3 record now appears in Motus.

Almost all use a blanket company. In Motus, 99.44% of designations name an agent that serves 20 or more dockets, and 98.33% match a company on FMCSA’s published list of 75 blanket companies. Only 671 designations (0.52%) name the entity itself.

In the frozen legacy L&I file (May 14, 2026), 14,556 active dockets (3.64%) recorded the agent as “CARRIER”, which means self-designated: 3.36% of broker-only dockets and 3.65% of carrier dockets.

Who may act as their own process agent depends on the type of authority; see Can I file my own BOC-3?

In Motus, the 5 largest process agents account for 49.38% of BOC-3 designations, the 10 largest for 70.86% and the 20 largest for 88.38%. 57 agents serve 20 or more dockets.

On new Motus-era authorities, 77 distinct agents appear and the 10 largest hold 69.99%. In the legacy snapshot of active authorities, the 10 largest companies held 68.75%.

New authority applications (“Initial Status” on 8-digit dockets) numbered 2,611 (May 18–31), 7,177 (June), 9,932 (July), 10,315 (August) and 9,144 (September 1–25). Grants: 1,225 in June, 2,699 in July, 5,346 in August and 3,886 in September 1–25.

A new authority can’t be granted until a BOC-3 is on file (49 CFR 366.4T). These figures count authorities, not BOC-3 filings: FMCSA’s BOC-3 data has no filing date.

Among granted authorities, the median was 22 days from application to grant, with a middle 50% range of 14–37 days (n = 13,155). The most common value is 11 days. 63 authorities were granted in under 10 days, 65.58% within 30 days and 7.91% took more than 60 days. Brokers had a median of 20 days and property carriers 23.

Yes. 13,135 of 13,250 active Motus-era authorities (99.13%) have a named blanket company in the Motus BOC3 file. Among pending applications, 13,037 of 22,834 (57.09%) already do. In the legacy snapshot (May 14, 2026), 400,072 of 402,107 active dockets (99.49%) had a named agent.

Between June 27 and September 14, 2026, FMCSA’s Motus authority history records 351 involuntary suspensions citing BOC-3 cancellation alone and 171 citing both BOC-3 and insurance: 5.47% and 2.66% of involuntary suspensions. 90.98% cited insurance only. 467 dockets were suspended for a BOC-3-related reason, and 242 of them were later reinstated.

By the entity’s business address, the most dockets with a BOC-3 in Motus are in California (19,753; 15.73%), Texas (14,060; 11.2%), Illinois (8,358), Florida (7,870) and Ohio (6,036). Among new Motus-era authorities, Texas leads with 3,306 (12.3%), ahead of California (3,156; 11.74%) and Florida (2,284; 8.5%).

Business countries: 121,254 US, 3,520 Canada and 742 Mexico.

Mostly property carriers. New Motus authorities by type: property carrier 35,196 (88.66%), broker 2,219 (5.59%), household goods carrier 891, freight forwarder 835, passenger carrier 484 and Mexico-domiciled 74.

In the legacy snapshot, 25,081 active dockets held broker authority (22,324 broker-only) and 379,783 held carrier authority.