Operating authority status: Not Authorized

What SAFER's status means and how to find the cause.

What the public record shows

SAFER shows 'Not Authorized' when the company has no active for-hire authority: never granted, revoked, or a private/exempt carrier that needs none.
The L&I docket history tells which: look for the revocation event and its date, or the absence of any docket.

Today's numbers

Live from the public record (2026-10-25T17:58:34+00:00): 125,716 active authorities, 5,609 brokers of property, 6,312 authority grants in the last 30 days, 865 insurance cancellations and 2,003 revocations or suspensions in the last 30 days.

Sources

FMCSA Licensing & Insurance · SAFER · SMS · FMCSA insurance filing requirements · data.transportation.gov

More guides

How to vet a carrier before tendering a load How to check if an MC number is active How to verify a carrier's insurance with FMCSA What is a BMC-91 filing What 'authority revoked' means What is an involuntary revocation Vetting a carrier with a new MC number What is double-brokering

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Questions

Can a Not Authorized carrier haul my load?

Not for hire in interstate commerce. Exempt commodities and private carriage are the exceptions; verify which applies.

Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 25, 2026 11:58 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.