FMCSA Carrier Safety Scraper

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

Pay per event: one inexpensive Actor-start event plus $0.004 per unique carrier record written to the default dataset. Empty, blocked, and rejected queries incur no carrier-record event.

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.