Vermont trucking authority and carrier risk data

Vermont added 19 new USDOT numbers in September 2026, 0.1% of the national total and 50th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country. That was up 46.2% from September 2025 (13). Over the 12 months to September 2026, Vermont added 178, up 7.9% from the prior 12 months, ahead of the national change of +5.4%. That puts Vermont 50th for the year with 0.10% 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 5 USDOT numbers a month in Vermont (May 2025 to April 2026), 0.09% of the national total. In September 2026, Motus recorded 3, 0.06% of the national Motus count and 48th of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country.

Legacy data recorded an average of 6 involuntary revocations a month for USDOT numbers in Vermont before the freeze. Since the cutover, Motus records involuntary suspensions instead: 1 took effect for USDOT numbers in Vermont in September 2026 (43rd of 51, among the smallest volumes in the country), and 5 over the last three months. Insurance filings were cancelled (not replaced) for an average of 15 USDOT numbers a month in Vermont in the legacy data; Motus shows 1 in September 2026, a floor because Motus InsHist covers only authorities touched in Motus.

Of the 178 USDOT numbers added in Vermont from October 2025 to September 2026, 6 (3.4%) list a phone or email shared with at least 3 other USDOT records, above the national rate of 2.3%. That rate ranks 9th of the 51 states (including DC) with at least 100 new registrants. 5 of the 6 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.