Alaska trucking authority and carrier risk data

Alaska added 24 new USDOT numbers in September 2026, 0.2% of the national total and 49th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country. That was up 140.0% from September 2025 (10). Over the 12 months to September 2026, Alaska added 282, up 8.5% from the prior 12 months, ahead of the national change of +5.4%. That puts Alaska 49th for the year with 0.2% of all new registrations. With monthly counts this small, single-month changes can swing widely.

Before FMCSA's legacy data froze on May 14, 2026, the legacy system recorded new operating authority grants for an average of 4 USDOT numbers a month in Alaska (May 2025 to April 2026), 0.07% of the national total. In September 2026, Motus recorded 0, 0.0% of the national Motus count and 50th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country.

Legacy data recorded an average of 3 involuntary revocations a month for USDOT numbers in Alaska before the freeze. Since the cutover, Motus records involuntary suspensions instead: 1 took effect for USDOT numbers in Alaska in September 2026 (43rd of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country), and 1 over the last three months. Insurance filings were cancelled (not replaced) for an average of 10 USDOT numbers a month in Alaska in the legacy data; Motus shows 4 in September 2026, a floor because Motus InsHist covers only authorities touched in Motus.

Of the 282 USDOT numbers added in Alaska from October 2025 to September 2026, 11 (3.9%) list a phone or email shared with at least 3 other USDOT records, above the national rate of 2.3%. That rate ranks 4th of the 51 states (including DC) with at least 100 new registrants. 5 of the 11 sit in clusters of 51 or more records. Interpretation: a higher rate can reflect a few busy filing services serving the state, so it is a reason to look closer, not evidence of fraud.