No. 01Free lookup
Carrier record
Authority, insurance on file, suspension and revocation notices, and red flags for any USDOT or MC number. Each line names the FMCSA dataset it came from.
Example · made-up carrierSample Freight Lines LLCUSDOT 0000000 · MC-000000 · read today 06:12 UTC
| Check | On file |
|---|
| Authority | Active Common, since Sep 12, 2026
Source: FMCSA Authority History |
| Liability insurance | $1,000,000 on file, $750,000 required
Source: FMCSA Insurance |
| Notices | None served
Source: FMCSA Revocation |
| Red flags | Important Authority is 41 days old |
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No. 02Watch 5 free
Daily alerts
Watch the carriers you book. After FMCSA's daily update we re-read each one and tell you what moved: authority, insurance, notices, contact details, new inspections and crashes.
Example · made-up carrier| Seen | Change |
|---|
| Oct 23 | Sample Freight Lines LLC
Urgent Insurance cancellation filed, takes effect Nov 14 |
| Oct 22 | Example Hauling Inc
Important Phone on file changed |
| Oct 21 | Sample Logistics LLC
New roadside inspection, no violations |
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No. 07In carrier packets
Pay-to Lock
The carrier sets who gets paid inside its packet, confirmed by a code sent to the email FMCSA has on file. A later change waits 24 hours, and you get an alert with a cancel button.
Example · made-up carrierWho gets paid · Sample Freight Lines LLC
Oct 02In effect Sample Bank, routing 000000000, account ending 4417
Confirmed by code to the email FMCSA has on file
Oct 23
09:14Held 24 h Change requested: Example Bank, account ending 9052
Takes effect Oct 24 09:14 UTC unless you cancel
Cancel this change
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No. 033, 100 or 1,000 a month
Carrier packets
Send the carrier one link. It confirms the email FMCSA has on file, uploads its W-9 and certificate of insurance, signs your agreement, and sets who gets paid. Only your account can open the files.
Example · made-up carrierPacket for Sample Freight Lines LLC
| ✓ | Code confirmed at the FMCSA email |
| ✓ | W-9 uploaded |
| ✓ | Certificate of insurance uploaded |
| ✓ | Broker-carrier agreement signed |
| ✓ | Who gets paid: set and locked |
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No. 04On each carrier page
Safety
Roadside inspections and crashes from FMCSA's inspection and crash files over 24 months, with out-of-service rates next to the national average. Watched carriers alert you when a new one is added.
Example · made-up carrierSample Freight Lines LLC · 24 months
Vehicle out of service: 18.2% of 11 · national 22.26%
Driver out of service: 9.1% of 22 · national 6.67%
Crashes: 1 tow-away, 0 injury, 0 fatal
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No. 05Free with an account
Contact check
Got an email or a call from a carrier? Check the address or number against the carrier's FMCSA record before you reply. Look-alike domains, new domains and contacts shared with other USDOT numbers are flagged.
Example · made-up carrierdispatch@sampIefreightlines.com claims to be Sample Freight Lines LLC
| Check | One letter off the domain FMCSA has on file |
| Check | Domain registered 9 days ago |
| Look | Not the email on the FMCSA record |
Confirm by calling the phone number on the FMCSA record. Check an email or phone →
No. 06Free with an account
Booking rules
Write your carrier standard down once. Each carrier page then shows pass or fail against it, and a saved record keeps the rules and the result as they were that day.
Example · made-up carrierSample Freight Lines LLC Does not meet your rules
| ✓ | No urgent red flags |
| ✓ | Operating authority active |
| ✗ | USDOT number at least 90 days old
41 days |
| ✓ | Vehicle out-of-service rate at most 30%
18.2% of 11 |
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No. 09Free
Assistant
Ask in plain English. The assistant looks the carrier up in FMCSA's records and answers from them, with the sources. It does not give legal advice.
Example · made-up carrierIs MC-000000 ok to book for a load tomorrow?
Sample Freight Lines LLC (USDOT 0000000): authority active since Sep 12, insurance on file at $1,000,000. One thing to look at: the authority is 41 days old. Sources: FMCSA Authority History, Insurance.
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No. 10API on Pro and Team
API & AI agents
Pull records into your TMS with the JSON API, push alerts to your own systems with webhooks, and let AI assistants check carriers through the MCP server.
Example · made-up carrierPOST /api/v1/payee/0000000/check
{ "routing": "000000000",
"account": "…9052" }Checks an account number against the payee the carrier confirmed, without sending the number back. See plans →
No. 08Free with an account
Dated records
When you book, save what FMCSA showed at that moment. Each record is printable and carries a fingerprint, so anyone can confirm it was not changed afterward.
Example · made-up carrierVetting record · Sample Freight Lines LLCSaved Oct 23, 2026 14:02 UTC · load ref 88231
SHA-256 4f1c…e9a0
Verified: unchanged since saved Verify a record →
