New trucking authorities in Tennessee: week of September 14, 2026
FMCSA granted 19 new operating authorities to Tennessee-based carriers and brokers between September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026, 17% fewer than the week before (23).
Fleet size at the time of the grant
| Power units reported | Grants |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 12 |
| 2–5 trucks | 6 |
| 6 or more | 0 |
| None reported (includes brokers) | 1 |
Type of authority
| Authority | Grants |
|---|---|
| Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | 18 |
| Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) | 1 |
Where they are based
| City | Grants |
|---|---|
| Nashville | 3 |
| Memphis | 2 |
| Chattanooga | 1 |
| Clarksville | 1 |
| Erin | 1 |
| Gallatin | 1 |
| Hendersonville | 1 |
| Knoxville | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Lenoir City | 1 |
Companies granted authority this week
17 of the 19 grants went to companies with a legal-entity name (LLC, Inc., Corp. and similar). The remaining 2 are registered under a person's or trade name and are counted but not listed.
| Company | City |
|---|---|
| Tortuga Express Transport LLC | Hendersonville |
| Arroyo Trucking LLC | Erin |
| Empire Solutions LLC | Nashville |
| Jh Express Trucking LLC | Lebanon |
| Kdt Logistics Solutions, LLC | Spring Hill |
| Possum Express LLC | Lexington |
| Brown'S Freight Transport LLC | Memphis |
| Grizzly Enterprise LLC | Clarksville |
| Jns Logistics LLC | Memphis |
| Lobo Transport LLC | Nashville |
| Prime Fleet Logistics LLC | Lenoir City |
| Road Runners Transportation LLC | Murfreesboro |
| Roj Transportation LLC | Nashville |
| T Haul Trucking LLC | Millington |
| Timir LLC | Chattanooga |
| Wescott Truckin LLC | Smithville |
| Refresh Global Logistics LLC | Knoxville |
How this is counted
A grant is a record in FMCSA's operating-authority history with status Active and reason Granted; reinstatements are excluded. Each grant is matched to the carrier's USDOT census record for its state, city and fleet size. Weeks run Monday to Sunday. FMCSA posts grants in batches, sometimes several hundred on one day, so a single week can swing sharply; compare several weeks before reading a trend. A week appears here only after it has had seven days to settle. Weeks before August 24, 2026 are not published because our counts for them are incomplete.
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