Connecticut trucking authority and carrier risk data

Connecticut added 198 new USDOT numbers in September 2026, 1.3% of the national total and 24th of 51. That was up 21.5% from September 2025 (163). Over the 12 months to September 2026, Connecticut added 2,018, up 6.8% from the prior 12 months, ahead of the national change of +5.4%. That puts Connecticut 27th for the year with 1.1% of all new registrations.

Before FMCSA's legacy data froze on May 14, 2026, the legacy system recorded new operating authority grants for an average of 47 USDOT numbers a month in Connecticut (May 2025 to April 2026), 0.9% of the national total. In September 2026, Motus recorded 34, 0.7% of the national Motus count and 33rd of 51. Relative to its legacy average, Connecticut's Motus count is lower than the national pattern (73% of its legacy average, against 96% nationally). The systems count differently, so treat this as a rough comparison.

Legacy data recorded an average of 55 involuntary revocations a month for USDOT numbers in Connecticut before the freeze. Since the cutover, Motus records involuntary suspensions instead: 7 took effect for USDOT numbers in Connecticut in September 2026 (32nd of 51), and 33 over the last three months. Insurance filings were cancelled (not replaced) for an average of 168 USDOT numbers a month in Connecticut in the legacy data; Motus shows 13 in September 2026, a floor because Motus InsHist covers only authorities touched in Motus.

Of the 2,018 USDOT numbers added in Connecticut from October 2025 to September 2026, 59 (2.9%) list a phone or email shared with at least 3 other USDOT records, above the national rate of 2.3%. 26 of the 59 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.