# FMCSA New Trucking Company Leads (Daily USDOT Registrations) (`open-data-tools-hq/fmcsa-new-carrier-leads`) Actor

Newly registered trucking companies and motor carriers from the official FMCSA census, updated daily: legal name, officers, phone, email, address, fleet size, drivers, cargo types, hazmat. Filter by state, cargo, fleet size. Monitor mode returns only new carriers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/open-data-tools-hq/fmcsa-new-carrier-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Open Data Tools](https://apify.com/open-data-tools-hq) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 result returneds

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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# README

## FMCSA New Trucking Company Leads: Daily USDOT Registrations

Every day, hundreds of new trucking companies register a USDOT number with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). This actor gives you those **brand-new carriers as clean, ready-to-call leads**: legal name, owner or officer names, phone, email, address, fleet size, driver count, cargo types, hazmat status, and operating authority. The data comes straight from FMCSA's official daily census file.

New carriers immediately need **insurance, factoring, ELDs, fuel cards, dispatch, compliance and drug-testing services, trucks, trailers, and loads**. Reaching them first wins the deal.

### Who uses this

- Commercial trucking insurance agents
- Freight factoring and equipment-finance companies
- ELD, fuel card, telematics, and TMS vendors
- Dispatch services, freight brokers, and load boards looking for new capacity
- DOT compliance, drug and alcohol consortium, and permit services

### Why this actor

- **Official source**: the FMCSA Motor Carrier Census on data.transportation.gov, refreshed daily. U.S. DOT open data.
- **Filters run on the server**: state, interstate/intrastate, cargo types (30 categories), fleet size, for-hire only, hazmat, active only, must have email, must have phone.
- **Monitor mode**: schedule it daily with `onlyNewSinceLastRun`, and each run returns only carriers you have not received before.
- **Clean output**: formatted phone numbers, lowercase emails, readable labels instead of FMCSA codes, nested addresses, and a SAFER snapshot link for every carrier.
- **Fast**: thousands of carriers in seconds, with automatic paging, retries, and dedupe.
- **Pay per result**: you are charged only for carriers returned.

### Input examples

**New interstate carriers in Texas, Florida, and Georgia with an email (last 7 days):**

```json
{ "daysBack": 7, "states": ["TX", "FL", "GA"], "carrierOperation": ["interstate"], "requireEmail": true }
```

**Reefer and produce haulers with 2+ trucks, for-hire only, last 30 days:**

```json
{ "daysBack": 30, "cargoTypes": ["refrigeratedFood", "freshProduce"], "minPowerUnits": 2, "forHireOnly": true, "requirePhone": true }
```

**Daily feed of every new carrier nationwide (schedule daily):**

```json
{ "daysBack": 3, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true, "maxResults": 5000 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "dotNumber": "5044767",
  "legalName": "CAUCHIOLI TRANSPORT LLC",
  "dbaName": null,
  "addedDate": "2026-10-24",
  "status": "Active",
  "carrierOperation": "Interstate",
  "classification": ["Authorized For Hire"],
  "officers": ["VINICIUS AUGUSTO RAMON CAUCHIOLI"],
  "phone": "(925) 445-6237",
  "email": "office@cauchiolitransport.com",
  "physicalAddress": { "street": "14105 EPPLY DR APT 1304", "city": "JACKSONVILLE", "state": "FL", "zip": "32218-3803", "country": "US" },
  "mailingAddress": { "street": "14105 EPPLY DR APT 1304", "city": "JACKSONVILLE", "state": "FL", "zip": "32218-3803", "country": "US" },
  "powerUnits": 1,
  "trucks": 1,
  "totalDrivers": 2,
  "cdlDrivers": 0,
  "fleetSizeBand": "1",
  "hazmat": false,
  "cargoTypes": ["generalFreight", "other"],
  "cargoOtherDescription": "Car Hauler - Transportation of motor vehicles ...",
  "operatingAuthority": [],
  "mcNumber": null,
  "mcs150Date": "2026-10-24",
  "safetyRating": null,
  "saferUrl": "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=5044767",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-27T06:22:22+00:00"
}
```

Also included: `cellPhone`, `fax`, `businessType`, `buses`, `mcs150Mileage`. `operatingAuthority` lists any MC/FF/MX dockets with their status. Most brand-new carriers have not been granted MC authority yet, which is itself a useful signal.

### Notes

- `addedDate` is the date FMCSA added the carrier to its census (USDOT registration).
- Contact details are what the carrier filed on its MCS-150. Some carriers leave email blank, so use `requireEmail` if you need it.
- If you use phone or email for outreach, you are responsible for complying with TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and Do-Not-Call rules.

### Legal

Data is published by the U.S. Department of Transportation / FMCSA as open government data. This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by FMCSA or USDOT.

# Actor input Schema

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Carriers added to the FMCSA census in the last N days. Ignored when 'Added from' is set.

## `addedFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start of USDOT registration date range.

## `addedTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date. Defaults to today.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter state codes of the carrier's physical address. Empty = all.

## `carrierOperation` (type: `array`):

Empty = all.

## `cargoTypes` (type: `array`):

Keep carriers that haul any of these cargo types. Empty = all.

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

Minimum trucks/tractors (power units).

## `maxPowerUnits` (type: `integer`):

Maximum power units.

## `forHireOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only 'Authorized For Hire' carriers (excludes private fleets).

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

Only carriers that transport hazardous materials.

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

Only carriers with an active USDOT status.

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Skip carriers without an email address on file.

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

Skip carriers without a phone or cell number.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Remember delivered USDOT numbers and skip them next time. Ideal for a daily schedule.

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

Stop after this many carriers. You are charged only for carriers returned.

## `socrataAppToken` (type: `string`):

Optional free Socrata app token for higher throughput on very large pulls.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "states": [
    "TX",
    "FL",
    "GA"
  ],
  "forHireOnly": false,
  "hazmatOnly": false,
  "activeOnly": true,
  "requireEmail": false,
  "requirePhone": false,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items (overview view in Console).

# 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 = {
    "states": [
        "TX",
        "FL",
        "GA"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("open-data-tools-hq/fmcsa-new-carrier-leads").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 = { "states": [
        "TX",
        "FL",
        "GA",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("open-data-tools-hq/fmcsa-new-carrier-leads").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 '{
  "states": [
    "TX",
    "FL",
    "GA"
  ]
}' |
apify call open-data-tools-hq/fmcsa-new-carrier-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/o15n08EkkOfThJmjU/builds/l18rQ5zjHJanyxZyS/openapi.json