Maine trucking authority and carrier risk data

Maine added 43 new USDOT numbers in September 2026, 0.3% of the national total and 45th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country. That was down 8.5% from September 2025 (47). Over the 12 months to September 2026, Maine added 630, up 10.1% from the prior 12 months, ahead of the national change of +5.4%. That puts Maine 40th for the year with 0.3% 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 9 USDOT numbers a month in Maine (May 2025 to April 2026), 0.2% of the national total. In September 2026, Motus recorded 6, 0.1% of the national Motus count and 46th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country.

Legacy data recorded an average of 11 involuntary revocations a month for USDOT numbers in Maine before the freeze. Since the cutover, Motus records involuntary suspensions instead: 3 took effect for USDOT numbers in Maine in September 2026 (40th of 51), and 8 over the last three months. Insurance filings were cancelled (not replaced) for an average of 34 USDOT numbers a month in Maine in the legacy data; Motus shows 2 in September 2026, a floor because Motus InsHist covers only authorities touched in Motus.

Of the 630 USDOT numbers added in Maine from October 2025 to September 2026, 22 (3.5%) list a phone or email shared with at least 3 other USDOT records, above the national rate of 2.3%. That rate ranks 8th of the 51 states (including DC) with at least 100 new registrants. 15 of the 22 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.