FMCSA New Trucking Carrier Leads (USDOT Census)

Get newly registered US trucking companies from the official FMCSA Company Census File (the USDOT registration data published on data.transportation.gov). Each row is one carrier with:

• USDOT number, legal name and DBA name
• the date FMCSA added it, its USDOT status and last MCS-150 update
• operation (interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat) and authority (for hire, private property, passengers)
• hazmat flag, power units, trucks, buses, drivers and CDL drivers
• cargo types (general freight, refrigerated food, building materials and so on)
• the business phone, email and physical and mailing address filed with FMCSA
• a link to the carrier's FMCSA SAFER snapshot

No login, no API key and no browser. The data comes from the public Socrata API.

Use cases

• Truck insurance agents and brokers: reach new carriers before their first policy renewal.
• Factoring, fuel cards, ELD and dispatch services: build a daily feed of new for-hire fleets.
• Truck and trailer dealers, repair shops and truck stops: find new fleets in your state or city.
• Freight brokers: find new capacity by cargo type and fleet size.

Input

Field	Meaning	Default
daysBack / addedFrom / addedTo	Date FMCSA added the carrier	last 7 days
states	Physical-address state codes, e.g. TX	all
city	Exact city, e.g. HOUSTON	all
operations	Interstate, Intrastate hazmat, Intrastate non-hazmat	all
statuses	USDOT status: Active, Inactive, Pending	Active
authorizedForHireOnly, hazmatOnly	Keep only for-hire or hazmat carriers	off
cargoTypes	At least one of these cargo types	all
minPowerUnits / maxPowerUnits	Fleet size range	any
keyword	Text in the legal or DBA name	none
requireContact	Skip carriers with no phone and no email	off
includeSoleProprietors	Opt-in. Also return carriers registered under a person's own name	off
maxResults	Stop after this many, newest first (up to 100,000)	100

Example: {"daysBack": 7, "states": ["TX"], "authorizedForHireOnly": true, "maxResults": 200}.

Output

{
  "dotNumber": "1234567", "legalName": "EXAMPLE FREIGHT LLC", "dbaName": null, "entityType": "Business entity",
  "status": "Active", "addedDate": "2026-10-26", "operation": "Interstate", "authority": ["AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE"],
  "authorizedForHire": true, "hazmat": false, "powerUnits": 2, "drivers": 2, "cargoTypes": ["General freight"],
  "phone": "(512) 555-0100", "email": "dispatch@example.com", "city": "AUSTIN", "state": "TX", "zip": "78701",
  "saferUrl": "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?...query_string=1234567"
}

The RUN_SUMMARY record in the key-value store shows how many rows were read, how many sole proprietors were skipped and how many carriers were saved.

FAQ

How fresh are the carriers? FMCSA updates the census about once a day, so the newest USDOT registrations usually show up within one or two days.

Why are some carriers missing? By default only registered business entities are returned. Turn on includeSoleProprietors to include carriers registered under a person's name. Carriers in excluded locations are skipped and never charged.

What happens if the FMCSA API fails mid-run? The Actor retries rate limits and server errors with backoff. If it still fails, it keeps what was already saved and ends with a 'Partial result' message.

Can I get the full history? Use addedFrom and addedTo with a larger maxResults (up to 100,000 per run).

Privacy

• Company officer names are never output, and neither are cell-phone numbers.
• By default only registered business entities (LLC, Inc., Corp., Ltd., L.P. and similar) are returned. Carriers registered under an individual's own name are skipped unless you turn on includeSoleProprietors.
• Phone, email and address are the contact details the carrier filed with FMCSA for its business. Follow the CAN-SPAM Act, the TCPA and your local rules when you contact anyone.

Pricing

Pay per event: carrier, $0.002 per saved carrier ($2 per 1,000). If you set a spending limit, the run stops once it is reached.

Limits and notes

• FMCSA updates the census about once a day. Newest records can lag by a day or two, and weekends are light.
• Fleet and driver counts are what the carrier reported on its MCS-150 form.
• Carriers whose address is in a country or city this Actor excludes are skipped. The run summary reports the count.
• This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by FMCSA or the US DOT.