FMCSA Carrier Safety Scraper

Free-plan limit: Apify free-plan runs can return at most 5 dataset records per run from this Actor, even if you request more.

Search the public FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot by USDOT number, MC/MX/FF docket number, or carrier name. The Actor returns normalized carrier registration, operating authority, fleet, inspection, crash, and safety-rating data.

What it extracts

• USDOT number, legal name, DBA name, entity type, and status
• MC/MX/FF docket numbers and operating authority status
• Physical and mailing addresses, phone, fleet size, and driver count
• MCS-150 filing date, mileage, and mileage year
• Operation classifications, carrier operation types, and cargo categories
• U.S. and Canadian inspection and out-of-service totals/rates
• Fatal, injury, tow-away, and total crash counts
• Current safety rating, review type, and source data date

Input

At least one search value is required. You can combine all three modes.

{
  "usdotNumbers": ["1", "704723"],
  "docketNumbers": ["MC120675"],
  "carrierNames": ["Acme Truck Line"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

Name searches may return multiple matching carriers. Duplicate USDOT records are written only once, and maxResults applies across the whole run.

Output

Each dataset item represents one carrier. Example (abbreviated):

{
  "usdotNumber": "1",
  "legalName": "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION",
  "dbaName": "FMCSA TECHNOLOGY DIVISION",
  "usdotStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "operatingAuthorityStatus": "NOT AUTHORIZED",
  "powerUnits": 91,
  "drivers": 2,
  "safetyRating": null,
  "dataAsOfDate": "08/16/2026",
  "sourceUrl": "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?..."
}

The OUTPUT key-value-store record classifies the run as DATA, EMPTY, BLOCKED, REJECTED, or FAILED and contains delivery counts and warnings. Valid no-match searches do not create fake dataset records.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify Store event prices:

Event	Price (USD)	When it is charged
apify-default-dataset-item	FREE: $0.004; BRONZE: $0.004; SILVER: $0.004; GOLD: $0.0035; PLATINUM: $0.0035; DIAMOND: $0.0035	Carrier record — One unique FMCSA carrier safety record written to the default dataset.
apify-actor-start	$0.005	Actor Start — Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event). — Charged once per run.

Apify platform usage for this Actor run is included alongside the event prices above; no separate per-run platform-usage fee is passed to users.

This covers Apify platform usage for this Actor run. Other Apify products or usage outside this Actor run may still follow your account plan.

Reliability and limitations

FMCSA SAFER is the direct public source. Its Company Snapshot is an ad-hoc, one-carrier-at-a-time service. FMCSA may rate-limit or reject datacenter traffic, so the default input uses a sticky U.S. residential Apify Proxy route and conservative concurrency. The Actor never attempts to bypass authentication or CAPTCHAs.

Company Snapshot data is current-state data, not a historical archive. FMCSA states that snapshot company data is generally refreshed daily, while inspection and crash counts are refreshed weekly and cover the preceding 24 months. A safety rating alone should not be treated as a complete determination of carrier safety or operating authority.

Use the results for lawful due diligence and analysis. Verify critical decisions with the linked FMCSA source and the FMCSA Licensing & Insurance system.