FMCSA & USDOT Trucking Carrier Leads Scraper (Email, Phone & Fleet Size)

Extract verified US motor carriers, trucking companies, owner-operators, and freight brokers directly from the official US Department of Transportation (USDOT) / FMCSA Motor Carrier Census with decision-maker names (officer1, officer2), direct email addresses, business & cell phone numbers, USDOT & MC docket numbers, fleet size (powerUnits, truckUnits, ownedTractors, ownedTrailers, totalDrivers, cdlDrivers), and cargo specializations.

• $1.00 per 1,000 carrier leads ($0.001 per carrier, $0 start fee) — 50% to 89% cheaper than other FMCSA scrapers on Apify Store ($2.00–$9.23 / 1k).
• Zero proxy required ($0.00 proxy cost) — queries the official US DOT Socrata REST API directly at high speed (256 MB RAM).

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Who Uses This Actor?

• Commercial Trucking Insurance Agencies & Underwriters: Pull newly registered USDOT authorities (addedSinceDate) or active fleets (minPowerUnits / maxPowerUnits) with direct owner emails, cell phones, and MCS-150 update dates.
• Freight Brokers (3PLs) & Dispatch Services: Find active authorized-for-hire carriers (forHireOnly: true) by state, city, fleet size, and exact cargo type (Refrigerated / Reefer, General Freight, Intermodal, Auto Hauler, Flatbed / Building Materials, Oilfield Equipment, Hazmat).
• Freight Factoring, Fuel Card & Fleet Finance Companies: Target 1–50 truck owner-operators and growing regional fleets with direct Officer/Owner contact details (officer1, email, phone, cellPhone).
• ELD, Telematics, Dashcam & Fleet Maintenance SaaS: Build segmented outbound lists filtered by minPowerUnits, cdlDrivers, and interstate operation status.

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Extracted Data Fields (43 Columns)

Field	Description	Example
dotNumber	Official USDOT Number	"4312890"
mcNumber	Operating Authority Docket (MC / MX / FF)	"MC-1684321"
legalName	Registered Legal Entity Name	"LONE STAR COLD CHAIN LLC"
dbaName	Doing Business As (DBA) Name	"LONE STAR REEFER EXPRESS"
officer1 / officer2	Company Owner / President / Managing Member	"MARCUS VANCE"
email	Verified Direct Carrier Email Address	"dispatch@lonestarreefer.com"
phone	Business Phone Number	"(214) 555-0194"
cellPhone	Direct Mobile / Cell Phone Number	"(214) 555-0199"
powerUnits	Total Power Units (Tractors + Straight Trucks)	14
totalDrivers / cdlDrivers	Total Drivers & CDL-Licensed Drivers	16 / 16
ownedTractors / ownedTrailers	Owned Tractors & Semitrailers	12 / 18
cargoCarried	Array of Verified Cargo Specializations	["General Freight", "Refrigerated Food (Reefer)"]
classification	Operating Classification	"AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE"
carrierOperation	Interstate / Intrastate Operation	"Interstate"
hazmatIndicator	Hazmat Authorization (true / false)	false
physicalStreet, physicalCity, physicalState, physicalZip	Physical HQ Street Address	"4800 LANGDON RD, DALLAS, TX 75241"
addDate / mcs150Date	USDOT Registration Date & Latest MCS-150 Filing Date	"2026-03-15"
saferUrl	Direct Link to Official FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot	https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/...

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Supported Cargo Specialization Filters (cargoTypes)

Pass one or more of the following values in cargoTypes:

• general_freight — General Freight (Dry Van)
• refrigerated_food — Refrigerated Food (Reefer)
• intermodal — Intermodal Containers (Drayage)
• motor_vehicles — Motor Vehicles (Auto Hauler / Car Carrier)
• building_materials — Building Materials (Flatbed)
• machinery_large — Machinery, Large Objects (Heavy Haul / Step Deck)
• produce — Fresh Produce
• liquids_gases — Liquids / Gases (Tanker)
• oilfield_equipment — Oilfield Equipment
• dry_bulk — Commodities Dry Bulk
• grain_feed — Grain, Feed, Hay
• livestock — Livestock
• chemicals — Chemicals
• construction — Construction
• household_goods — Household Goods (Moving Companies)
• drive_tow — Drive / Tow Away
• logs_poles — Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber
• metalsheet (metal_sheets) — Metal: Sheets, Coils, Rolls

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Example Input

{
  "states": ["TX", "CA", "FL"],
  "cargoTypes": ["refrigerated_food", "general_freight"],
  "minPowerUnits": 3,
  "maxPowerUnits": 100,
  "requireEmail": true,
  "requirePhone": true,
  "requireOfficer": true,
  "activeOnly": true,
  "forHireOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}

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Copy-Paste Scheduled Automation (Python / n8n / cURL)

Run this Actor automatically every day or week to feed newly registered USDOT/MC carriers directly into your CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, Pipedrive), Google Sheets, or outbound email sequence.

1. cURL (REST API — Instant JSON Output)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/mystique-lab~fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "states": ["TX", "CA", "FL", "IL", "GA"],
    "cargoTypes": ["refrigerated_food", "general_freight"],
    "minPowerUnits": 2,
    "addedSinceDate": "2026-01-01",
    "requireEmail": true,
    "requirePhone": true,
    "requireOfficer": true,
    "activeOnly": true,
    "maxItems": 250
  }'

2. Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run_input = {
    "states": ["TX", "CA", "FL"],
    "cargoTypes": ["refrigerated_food", "general_freight"],
    "minPowerUnits": 3,
    "requireEmail": True,
    "requirePhone": True,
    "requireOfficer": True,
    "activeOnly": True,
    "maxItems": 500,
}

run = client.actor("mystique-lab/fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(f"Fetched {len(items)} verified FMCSA motor carrier leads!")
for carrier in items[:5]:
    print(carrier["dotNumber"], carrier["mcNumber"], carrier["legalName"], carrier["officer1"], carrier["email"], carrier["phone"])

3. n8n / Make.com Scheduled Webhook Setup

1. Add a Schedule Trigger node in n8n or Make.com (e.g., every Monday at 7:00 AM).
2. Add an HTTP Request node:
   • Method: POST
   • URL: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/mystique-lab~fmcsa-carrier-leads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN
   • Body Content Type: JSON
   • JSON Body: Pass your target states, cargoTypes, minPowerUnits, and addedSinceDate.
3. Connect the output directly to HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, Google Sheets, or Instantly / Smartlead for automated outreach.

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