# FMCSA Carrier Safety & DOT Number Scraper (`muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-scraper`) Actor

Look up public FMCSA SAFER carrier snapshots by USDOT, MC/MX/FF number, or company name. Export authority, fleet, inspection, crash, and safety rating data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 carrier records

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 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.

```json
{
  "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):

```json
{
  "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.

# Actor input Schema

## `usdotNumbers` (type: `array`):

One or more USDOT numbers. Numbers may be supplied as strings or integers.

## `docketNumbers` (type: `array`):

Optional docket numbers such as MC120675. Prefixes and hyphens are accepted.

## `carrierNames` (type: `array`):

Optional legal or DBA carrier names. Broad names can match multiple carriers.

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

Maximum unique carrier records written to the dataset.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel FMCSA requests. A conservative value reduces blocking.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify Proxy settings. Residential US sessions can help when FMCSA rejects datacenter traffic.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usdotNumbers": [
    "1",
    "704723"
  ],
  "docketNumbers": [],
  "carrierNames": [],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

Normalized carrier identification, authority, inspection, crash, and safety rating records.

## `output` (type: `string`):

Outcome classification, counts, and warnings.

# 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 = {
    "usdotNumbers": [
        "1",
        "704723"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-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 = { "usdotNumbers": [
        "1",
        "704723",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-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 '{
  "usdotNumbers": [
    "1",
    "704723"
  ]
}' |
apify call muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,muhammadafzal/fmcsa-carrier-safety-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/Hrc2dzejEojCEcGeb/builds/FzpCYTlzYVv8aHDEF/openapi.json