# FMCSA motor carrier leads scraper (`mangudai/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper`) Actor

Extract US trucking company leads from the official FMCSA motor carrier census. Filter 2M+ active carriers by state, fleet size, cargo, and registration date. Returns legal name, phone, address, USDOT and MC number, and more. Public data, no login or API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mangudai/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mangudäi](https://apify.com/mangudai) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Open source, Automation
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

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

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# README

## FMCSA motor carrier leads scraper

Pull US trucking company leads straight from the official FMCSA motor carrier census. Search and filter over two million active carriers, then export clean records with phone numbers and full addresses. No login, no API key, no captcha. Public government data only.

This actor is built for freight brokers, factoring companies, insurance agents, ELD and fleet-tech vendors, and anyone who sells to trucking companies and needs fresh, filterable carrier lists.

### What it returns

Each result is one motor carrier with the fields sales teams actually use:

- Legal name and DBA name
- Phone number
- Physical address (street, city, state, ZIP, country)
- Mailing address
- USDOT number and MC docket number
- Fleet size (power units) and driver count
- Cargo carried and operation class (interstate or intrastate)
- Hazmat flag and business type
- Operating status and registration date
- A direct link to the carrier's FMCSA SAFER snapshot

### Why this data sells

The census updates near daily, so carriers that just received their operating authority show up within a day or two. New-authority carriers are the highest-value freight and insurance leads, and the `addedSince` filter isolates them in one run.

### Filters

- `searchTerm`: full-text keyword across name, city, and cargo
- `state` and `city`: target a region
- `operationClass`: interstate or intrastate
- `addedSince`: only carriers registered on or after a date (new-authority leads)
- `minPowerUnits`: minimum fleet size
- `hazmatOnly`: hazmat carriers only
- `activeOnly`: active operating status only (on by default)
- `requirePhone`: skip carriers with no phone (on by default)
- `sortNewestFirst`: newest registrations first (on by default)
- `maxItems`: cap the number of records

### Example input

```json
{
    "state": "TX",
    "operationClass": "interstate",
    "minPowerUnits": 5,
    "addedSince": "2026-01-01",
    "requirePhone": true,
    "maxItems": 500
}
```

That returns up to 500 Texas interstate carriers with at least five trucks and a phone number, registered since the start of 2026, newest first.

### Output

Results land in the dataset and can be exported to JSON, CSV, Excel, or pulled from the API. Open the dataset's table view for a lead-list layout.

### Source and notes

Data comes from the FMCSA Company Census File published on data.transportation.gov (Socrata SODA API). It is public federal data. Phone and address fields reflect what carriers filed with FMCSA, so a small share may be outdated. Records without a phone are skipped by default. Use the exported leads in line with FMCSA terms and applicable outreach rules such as the TCPA.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Full-text keyword matched across the carrier record (legal name, DBA, city, cargo). Leave empty to skip.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Two-letter US state code of the carrier's physical address, e.g. CA, TX, FL. Leave empty for all states.

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

City of the carrier's physical address, e.g. HOUSTON. Leave empty for all cities.

## `operationClass` (type: `string`):

Filter by interstate or intrastate operation.

## `addedSince` (type: `string`):

Only carriers registered on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Use it to pull fresh new-authority leads.

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

Only carriers operating at least this many power units (trucks). 0 keeps all.

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

Return only carriers flagged as hazardous-material carriers.

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

Return only carriers with an active operating status.

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

Skip carriers that have no phone number on file. Recommended for lead lists.

## `sortNewestFirst` (type: `boolean`):

Order results by registration date, newest first. Turn off to order by DOT number.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of carrier records to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "reefer",
  "operationClass": "any",
  "minPowerUnits": 0,
  "hazmatOnly": false,
  "activeOnly": true,
  "requirePhone": true,
  "sortNewestFirst": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mangudai/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper").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("mangudai/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper").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 mangudai/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/G25ihbuYFFBxxjix1/builds/OdXy2bbR5wyfOEw27/openapi.json