# FMCSA Carrier Search – Trucking Leads, USDOT & MC Data (`gazidev/fmcsa-carrier-leads`) Actor

Search the official FMCSA motor carrier census: new trucking companies by registration date, state, fleet size, cargo and hazmat, or look up USDOT/MC numbers. Phone, email, officers, fleet, operating authority and insurance on file. $2 per 1,000 carriers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gazidev/fmcsa-carrier-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Cemal Atakli](https://apify.com/gazidev) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 carriers

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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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 – Trucking Leads, USDOT & MC Data

Search the **official FMCSA motor carrier census** (every USDOT-registered trucking company, bus operator and freight forwarder in the US) and export clean lead lists. Filter **new carriers by registration date**, state, city or ZIP, for-hire or private, interstate or intrastate, **fleet size**, drivers, **cargo hauled** and hazmat. Or paste USDOT / MC numbers to look carriers up in bulk. Every row has the **phone, email, company officers, address, power units, drivers, cargo classes, MC number**, safety rating and, where FMCSA publishes it, **operating authority (common / contract / broker) and liability insurance on file**.

- **$2 per 1,000 carriers**, 2.5× cheaper than the most-used FMCSA scraper on the Store. Runs with no match cost nothing.
- **Fresh new-authority leads.** The census is updated by FMCSA every day; filter *Registered in the last N days* to get carriers that registered this week.
- **Official open data, no scraping.** Data comes from the U.S. DOT open-data portal (data.transportation.gov). No SAFER page scraping, no API key, no browser, no captcha.
- **Fast.** 1,000 carriers per request; 10,000 leads take well under a minute.

### What can I use it for?

- **Sales leads for trucking services:** insurance agents, factoring companies, ELD and dispatch software, fuel cards, truck dealers and leasing, IFTA/permit services, compliance consultants. New carriers need all of these in their first months.
- **Freight brokers:** build a carrier list by state, equipment/cargo (refrigerated, flatbed-type cargo, hazmat) and fleet size.
- **Carrier vetting / KYB:** bulk-check USDOT or MC numbers for active status, authority, insurance on file and safety rating.
- **Market research:** count new for-hire carriers per state per month, fleet-size distribution, hazmat share.
- **AI agents:** a *"find small refrigerated carriers in Georgia registered this month"* tool (see below).

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `states`, `city`, `zipCodes` | Physical address filters (2-letter states; ZIP prefixes like `770`) |
| `registeredWithinDays` / `registeredAfter` / `registeredBefore` | USDOT registration date window (new-carrier leads) |
| `status` | `active` (default), `inactive`, `pending`, `all` |
| `carrierTypes` | `for-hire`, `exempt-for-hire`, `private`, `passenger` |
| `operation` | `any`, `interstate`, `intrastate` |
| `cargoTypes` | General freight, refrigerated food, household goods, building materials, chemicals, livestock… (30 MCS-150 classes) |
| `hazmat` | `any`, `only`, `exclude` |
| `minPowerUnits`, `maxPowerUnits`, `minDrivers`, `maxDrivers` | Fleet size |
| `nameContains` | Legal or DBA name contains |
| `mustHaveEmail`, `mustHavePhone`, `mustHaveMcNumber` | Only complete leads |
| `dotNumbers`, `mcNumbers` | Direct bulk lookup (other filters are then ignored) |
| `includeAuthority` | Add authority status and insurance on file (default on, same price) |
| `sortBy`, `maxResults` | Newest / oldest / largest fleet; stop after N carriers (0 = all, up to 200,000) |

```json
{
  "states": ["TX", "OK"],
  "registeredWithinDays": 30,
  "carrierTypes": ["for-hire"],
  "cargoTypes": ["coldfood", "genfreight"],
  "minPowerUnits": 2,
  "mustHaveEmail": true,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

### Output

One row per carrier. The Output tab has three tables: **Carrier leads**, **Fleet & operation**, **Authority & insurance**.

```json
{
  "dotNumber": 80806,
  "legalName": "J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC",
  "dbaName": "J B HUNT",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "registeredDate": "1974-06-01",
  "lastMcs150Date": "2025-07-07",
  "operation": "Interstate",
  "carrierClasses": ["AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE"],
  "forHire": true,
  "businessType": "CORPORATION",
  "phone": "(479) 820-0000",
  "phoneE164": "+14798200000",
  "email": "lee.sarratt@jbhunt.com",
  "officer1": "SHELLEY SIMPSON",
  "powerUnits": 25280,
  "drivers": 24116,
  "cdlDrivers": 23669,
  "hazmat": true,
  "annualMiles": 1629835251,
  "cargo": ["General Freight", "Intermodal Containers", "Refrigerated Food", "..."],
  "street": "615 J B HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE",
  "city": "LOWELL", "state": "AR", "zip": "72745", "country": "US",
  "mcNumber": "MC135797",
  "mcNumberStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "safetyRating": "Satisfactory",
  "commonAuthority": "Active",
  "contractAuthority": "Active",
  "brokerAuthority": "Active",
  "authorityPending": false,
  "revocationPending": false,
  "liabilityInsuranceOnFileUsd": 3500000,
  "cargoInsuranceOnFile": true,
  "saferUrl": "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=80806"
}
```

A run summary (matching count, saved, with email / phone) is saved as `SUMMARY` in the run's key-value store.

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Carrier saved | **$0.002** ($2 per 1,000) |
| Run start | $0.00005 |

| Actor | Monthly users | Price per 1,000 carriers |
|---|---|---|
| **This Actor** | – | **$2.00** |
| scrapesage/fmcsa-trucking-scraper | 15 | $5.00 |
| cblu/fmcsa-motor-carrier-scraper | 5 | $3.00 |
| scrapers_lat/fmcsa-carriers-scraper | 5 | $8.00 |

Competitor figures are from the Apify Store on 2026-10-06. Example: every new active for-hire carrier in Texas in the last 30 days (1,271 on 2026-10-06) costs about **$2.54**. Set *Maximum cost per run* to cap spending; the run stops cleanly at the limit.

### FAQ

**How fresh is the data?** FMCSA refreshes the census file on data.transportation.gov daily; carriers usually appear a day or two after they get a USDOT number. Authority and insurance data come from a separate FMCSA file that can lag a few weeks for brand-new registrations, so those fields may be empty for the newest carriers.

**Why do some carriers have no MC number?** Intrastate and private carriers do not need operating authority. Since 2025 FMCSA is moving to USDOT-number-only identification, so very new carriers may only have a USDOT number.

**Is the email address always present?** Almost always for new carriers (12,294 of 12,295 carriers registered in the 30 days before 2026-10-06 have one). Across all 2.2 million active carriers about 73% have an email. Use *Only carriers with an email address* to skip the rest.

**Is this legal?** The data is published by the U.S. Department of Transportation as public open data (public domain) for anyone to use. This Actor only queries that official API. If you contact carriers, follow the rules that apply to you (CAN-SPAM, TCPA for phone/SMS, GDPR where relevant) and honour opt-outs. Questions: iletisim.ortalamabiri@gmail.com.

**Can I get more than 200,000 rows?** Split the run by state or date range.

### Use with AI agents / Apify MCP

Ask *"list 50 new for-hire carriers in Georgia with 2–10 trucks that haul refrigerated food"* or *"is USDOT 80806 authorised as a broker and insured?"*. Through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com) (`https://mcp.apify.com?actors=gazidev/fmcsa-carrier-leads`), Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients can call it directly. Over the API: `POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/gazidev~fmcsa-carrier-leads/run-sync-get-dataset-items`.

### Related Actors

[US Business Entity Search & New Business Leads](https://apify.com/gazidev/us-business-entity-leads) · [Email Syntax & MX Validator](https://apify.com/gazidev/email-syntax-mx-validator) · [Phone Validator](https://apify.com/gazidev/phone-validator) · [Website Contact Finder](https://apify.com/gazidev/website-contact-finder)

# Actor input Schema

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

2-letter state codes, e.g. `TX`, `CA`, `FL`. Leave empty for all states (Canadian provinces and Mexican states also work).

## `registeredWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

New-carrier leads: only USDOT numbers added in the last N days. Ignored when *Registered on/after* is set.

## `registeredAfter` (type: `string`):

USDOT registration (add) date, YYYY-MM-DD.

## `registeredBefore` (type: `string`):

Optional upper bound, YYYY-MM-DD.

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

Exact city name (case-insensitive), e.g. `Houston`.

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

Matches ZIP codes starting with these values, e.g. `770` for the Houston area.

## `status` (type: `string`):

FMCSA registration status.

## `carrierTypes` (type: `array`):

Any of the selected classes. Empty = all.

## `operation` (type: `string`):

Interstate carriers cross state lines.

## `cargoTypes` (type: `array`):

Carriers that haul any of these cargo classes (from the MCS-150 form).

## `hazmat` (type: `string`):

Hazardous-materials indicator.

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

Fleet size filter. 0 = no minimum.

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

E.g. 5 for owner-operators and small fleets.

## `minDrivers` (type: `integer`):

0 = no minimum.

## `maxDrivers` (type: `integer`):

Optional.

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

Searches legal and DBA names.

## `mustHaveEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Skip records without an email.

## `mustHavePhone` (type: `boolean`):

Skip records without a phone.

## `mustHaveMcNumber` (type: `boolean`):

Typical for for-hire interstate carriers and brokers.

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

Direct lookup (up to 5,000). When used, all other filters are ignored.

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

E.g. `MC123456` or `123456` (up to 2,000). When used, all other filters are ignored.

## `includeAuthority` (type: `boolean`):

Common / contract / broker authority status, pending applications or revocations, liability insurance on file (where FMCSA publishes it; newest registrations may not be listed yet). Same price.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of results.

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

Stop after this many carriers (0 = all matching, up to 200,000). You pay per carrier saved.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "registeredWithinDays": 30,
  "status": "active",
  "carrierTypes": [
    "for-hire"
  ],
  "operation": "any",
  "hazmat": "any",
  "mustHaveEmail": false,
  "mustHavePhone": false,
  "mustHaveMcNumber": false,
  "includeAuthority": true,
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `leads` (type: `string`):

No description

## `fleet` (type: `string`):

No description

## `authority` (type: `string`):

No description

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

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "states": [
        "TX"
    ],
    "registeredWithinDays": 30,
    "carrierTypes": [
        "for-hire"
    ],
    "maxResults": 500
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gazidev/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 = {
    "states": ["TX"],
    "registeredWithinDays": 30,
    "carrierTypes": ["for-hire"],
    "maxResults": 500,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gazidev/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 '{
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "registeredWithinDays": 30,
  "carrierTypes": [
    "for-hire"
  ],
  "maxResults": 500
}' |
apify call gazidev/fmcsa-carrier-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gazidev/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/NgkLaIuvQxoMvthW5/builds/N0lSKioD50qOOnUGy/openapi.json