New entrant carriers: the FMCSA new entrant program
New interstate carriers enter FMCSA's New Entrant Safety Assurance Program. They're monitored for 18 months and generally receive a safety audit within their first 12 months of operation.
For brokers
New entrants have little inspection history, so standard safety signals are thin. Lean on identity verification, insurance confirmation and close monitoring for the first months — when insurance cancellations and authority problems are most common.