Free Tool · Carrier Safety
Check any motor carrier's FMCSA safety profile in seconds, built on the kind of public safety data FreightPlus weighs when evaluating carriers. Public FMCSA data. No signup.
Since Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II removed federal liability protection for carrier selection, a documented, timestamped vetting record is your defensibility. This tool produces one.
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Enter the carrier's USDOT number, or switch to MC. Pulled live from public FMCSA records.
Results are an automated summary of public FMCSA records, provided for informational purposes only. They are not a statement of fact about any carrier, not a recommendation, not legal advice, and not a substitute for your own carrier-vetting process. FMCSA data may not reflect a carrier's current status. Sourced solely from public FMCSA records.
How it works
Every carrier is graded against similarly sized fleets · a 10-truck carrier isn't measured against a national mega-fleet. Each axis is compared to peer cutoffs at the 85th, 90th, and 95th percentile. The overall tier is the worst axis, with bumps for compound signals.
Worst 15% of peers on at least one axis. Surfaced for awareness · not blocking.
Worst 10% of peers. Needs a documented override before tendering.
Worst 5% of peers, or a recent revocation paired with a statistical signal.
Binary regulatory finding · operating authority not active, insurance below the required amount, or an Unsatisfactory FMCSA safety rating.
Axes: crashes per million miles, Unsafe Driving rate, HOS compliance, driver / vehicle / hazmat out-of-service rates, revocations, operating authority, and BIPD insurance. Sources: FMCSA SMS (census, inspection, crash, violation), Licensing & Insurance, revocation history, and MCS-150 mileage · the federal source of record.
Exclusively public FMCSA bulk data · the same federal source of record FMCSA uses for its own safety programs. No proprietary or third-party data.
A small fleet and a national carrier operate under different realities. Grading each carrier against similarly sized fleets makes a "bad" score actually mean something.
It removed federal liability protection for broker carrier selection, so a documented, timestamped vetting record matters for defensibility. This tool generates a downloadable record for every assessment.
Public FMCSA safety data like this is one input into how we think about carrier safety. Our broader process also includes continuous monitoring, insurance verification, and fraud controls. See how it played out in our cargo-security case study and our guide to cargo theft prevention.
FreightPlus weighs public FMCSA safety data like this as part of how we evaluate and monitor carriers, alongside insurance verification and fraud controls.
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