# FMCSA Carrier Search & New Trucking Company Leads (`clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads`) Actor

New and existing US motor carriers from the official FMCSA Company Census: USDOT and MC number, legal/DBA name, phone, email, address, fleet size, drivers, cargo, hazmat, safety rating. Daily new-carrier feed with filters. Official open data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Agentic Hobby](https://apify.com/clever_firebox) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 carrier records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FMCSA Carrier Search & New Trucking Company Leads

Get **new trucking companies the week they register** and look up **any US motor carrier** from the official **FMCSA Company Census** (4.5M+ USDOT records, refreshed by FMCSA on data.transportation.gov). Each row has the **USDOT number, MC number, legal and DBA name, phone, email, physical and mailing address, fleet size (power units, trucks, buses), drivers and CDL drivers, cargo types, hazmat flag, interstate/intrastate operation, for-hire class, safety rating** and a direct **SAFER snapshot** link. Use it as an **FMCSA API**, a **USDOT lookup**, or a daily **new carrier leads** feed.

Official US Department of Transportation open data (U.S. Government work). No login, no CAPTCHA, no scraping of SAFER or the FMCSA portal, so runs are fast and don't break when a website changes.

### Who uses it

- **Truck insurance agents, factoring companies, fuel-card and ELD vendors, dispatch services, freight brokers:** reach new carriers in their first weeks, when they shop for insurance, factoring, fuel cards, ELDs and loads.
- **Brokers and shippers:** vet a carrier by DOT or MC number (status, fleet, operation, safety rating).
- **Analysts:** fleet and cargo mix by state or ZIP.

### Modes

- **New carriers** (default): carriers that got a USDOT number in the last N days or a date range (about 7,000 per month nationwide).
- **Search / lookup:** the whole census by name, USDOT, MC, state, city, ZIP, cargo, fleet size or operation.

### Filters

States, city, ZIP prefixes, operation type (interstate / intrastate hazmat / intrastate non-hazmat), operation class (AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, EXEMPT FOR HIRE…), **cargo carried** (General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Household Goods, Building Materials… 30 types), **min/max power units**, active only, hazmat only, with MC number only, **must have phone / email**, and **only new since last run** for scheduled alerts.

### Input examples

New interstate carriers in Texas this week with a phone number:

```json
{"mode": "newCarriers", "lastNDays": 7, "states": ["TX"], "carrierOperation": ["interstate"], "requirePhone": true, "maxResults": 500}
```

New reefer carriers with 2+ trucks and an email, last 30 days:

```json
{"mode": "newCarriers", "lastNDays": 30, "cargo": ["Refrigerated Food"], "minPowerUnits": 2, "requireEmail": true, "maxResults": 1000}
```

Daily alert (schedule once a day):

```json
{"mode": "newCarriers", "lastNDays": 3, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true, "alertStateName": "all-new", "maxResults": 2000}
```

Carrier lookup by DOT or MC:

```json
{"mode": "search", "dotNumbers": ["295699"], "mcNumbers": ["MC196088"], "activeOnly": false}
```

### Output fields

`dotNumber, mcNumber, dockets[], legalName, dbaName, status, addedDate, mcs150Date, carrierOperation, operationClass, businessType, phone, cellPhone, fax, email, companyOfficers[], street, city, state, zip, country, mailingAddress, powerUnits, trucks, buses, drivers, cdlDrivers, fleetSizeCode, hazmat, cargo[], otherCargo, mileage, mileageYear, safetyRating, safetyRatingDate, recordableCrashRate, dunsNumber, saferUrl, retrievedAt, sourceDataset, sourceLicense`

Real samples are in `samples/`.

### Pricing

Pay per carrier delivered. Cap spend with **Max carriers**.

### Notes

Not affiliated with FMCSA or USDOT. Data is as filed by carriers on the MCS-150 form. Brand-new carriers often get their MC docket in the census only after operating authority is granted. Phone, email and officer names are published by FMCSA; follow the anti-spam and telemarketing rules that apply to you (e.g. CAN-SPAM, TCPA). Untick **Include company officer names** to leave names out.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

New carriers: companies that received a USDOT number in the date window (about 7,000 per month). Search: the full census of 4.5M+ carriers, filtered by name, DOT/MC number, location, fleet or cargo.

## `lastNDays` (type: `integer`):

New carriers mode, when no dates are set.

## `addedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional.

## `addedBefore` (type: `string`):

Optional.

## `dotNumbers` (type: `array`):

Look up specific carriers, e.g. 295699.

## `mcNumbers` (type: `array`):

e.g. MC196088 or 196088 (primary docket).

## `nameContains` (type: `string`):

Legal or DBA name.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Physical-address states, e.g. TX, CA, FL.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Physical-address city, e.g. HOUSTON.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 750, 77002.

## `carrierOperation` (type: `array`):

Empty = all.

## `operationClassContains` (type: `array`):

e.g. AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, EXEMPT FOR HIRE, MIGRANT, U.S. MAIL, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

## `cargo` (type: `array`):

Empty = all.

## `minPowerUnits` (type: `integer`):

Minimum trucks/tractors on the carrier's MCS-150.

## `maxPowerUnits` (type: `integer`):

Maximum power units; 0 = no limit.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only carriers with active USDOT status.

## `hazmatOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only carriers flagged for hazardous materials.

## `withMcNumberOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep carriers whose primary docket is an MC number. Brand-new carriers often show their MC docket in the census only after authority is granted, so this shrinks new-carrier results.

## `requirePhone` (type: `boolean`):

Drop carriers without a phone number.

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Drop carriers without an email address.

## `includeOfficerNames` (type: `boolean`):

Officer names as listed on the carrier's MCS-150 filing. Untick to leave them out.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Skips carriers already delivered by earlier runs with the same alert name. Ideal with a daily schedule.

## `alertStateName` (type: `string`):

Separate memory per saved alert.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

You are charged per carrier delivered.

## `socrataAppToken` (type: `string`):

Optional free token from data.transportation.gov for higher rate limits on very large pulls.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "newCarriers",
  "lastNDays": 7,
  "minPowerUnits": 0,
  "maxPowerUnits": 0,
  "activeOnly": true,
  "hazmatOnly": false,
  "withMcNumberOnly": false,
  "requirePhone": false,
  "requireEmail": false,
  "includeOfficerNames": true,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "alertStateName": "default",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One item per FMCSA-registered motor carrier (USDOT number). Opens the Overview view by default; the dataset contains all fields.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

JSON record with counts for this run (RUN_SUMMARY in the default key-value store).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,clever_firebox/fmcsa-carrier-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/iQWJQcumpDFBh5V0Y/builds/PE7Q0k1wT4BZOQt2c/openapi.json