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Freight Brokers in California: Bond & Authority Check

FMCSA lists 2,687 freight brokers with active broker authority based in California, across 487 cities (snapshot as of 2026-10-22). 2,679 of them (100%) show a BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust on file. The most common BMC-84 sureties here are Merchants Bonding Company ( Mutual) (473), Jet Insurance Company (438), Allegheny Casualty Company (335). 618 were first granted broker authority in 2025 or 2026.

Before you book, open the broker's page to confirm authority is active and a bond is on file. Brokers move; the city shown is the business address on file with FMCSA.

Cities in California

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