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Abbott: US has 40,000 to 50,000 freight brokerages

Harish Abbott · How AI Agents Are Transforming Logistics · Joe Lonsdale · Sep 5, 2025 · at 19:25

Augment CEO Harish Abbott details structural fragmentation across the US freight logistics and brokerage landscape.

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“There's 40, 50,000 trucking brokerages in America.”

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The claim, plainly

There are 40,000 to 50,000 trucking brokerages in the United States.

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Assessment

The claim asserts that there are 40,000 to 50,000 trucking brokerages operating in the United States. However, official Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) registration data and industry tracking consistently record approximately 25,000 to 28,000 active licensed property/freight broker authorities during the 2023–2025 period (28,351 active property brokers in December 2023, 26,216 in August 2024, and ~25,087 to 25,271 throughout 2025). The stated range of 40,000 to 50,000 overestimates the active freight brokerage count by nearly 60% to 100%, well beyond a minor approximation tolerance.

FMCSA MCMIS data reported 28,351 active property brokers as of December 2023.
FMCSA registration tracking via Brush Pass Research and Carrier Details LLC recorded 26,216 active freight brokerages as of August 2024 and 25,271 active freight brokers in January 2025.
FMCSA Licensing & Insurance snapshot data recorded 25,074 active broker authorities in May 2026.

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[1] maxdispatchservice.com [2] maxdispatchservice.com [3] brushpassresearch.blog [4] uc.group [5] factoring.org [6] brushpassresearch.blog [7] freightbrokeraicoach.com [8] businessresearchinsights.com

"active property brokers" FMCSA "Pocket Guide" 2024 OR 2025 how many freight brokers in the US FMCSA TIA 2024 2025 number of active freight brokerages FMCSA 2024 2025 "Transportation Intermediaries Association" "freight brokers" "active" 2024 OR 2025 "active freight brokerages" "FMCSA"

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