FMCSA MCS-150 Due Date Lead Finder

Find public FMCSA carrier records whose scheduled MCS-150 biennial filing deadline is approaching or has recently passed, then filter them into outreach-ready business lead rows.

This Actor uses the official FMCSA Company Census File published on the U.S. Department of Transportation open-data portal. It does not scrape SAFER pages, use a browser, require an FMCSA login, or invent a proprietary compliance score.

What makes this different

Generic FMCSA carrier exporters give you a large census dump. This Actor applies the official biennial filing schedule to each USDOT number and compares that schedule with the published MCS-150 update date. The result is a smaller list centered on a concrete timing trigger.

FMCSA's schedule is deterministic:

• the last USDOT digit determines the filing month (1=January through 9=September, 0=October);
• the next-to-last digit determines odd/even filing years;
• the filing deadline is the last day of the required month;
• an MCS-150/MCS-150C update completed during the 12 months immediately preceding the biennial deadline satisfies that cycle.

Example input

{
  "daysOverdue": 30,
  "daysAhead": 90,
  "states": ["TX", "OK"],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "requirePhone": true,
  "excludeAlreadySatisfied": true,
  "minPowerUnits": 1,
  "maxResults": 1000
}

Output

Each row includes the public carrier identity/contact/fleet fields plus:

• scheduledDueDate — the last day of the carrier's scheduled filing month;
• daysUntilDue — negative when the scheduled deadline has passed;
• mcs150Date — latest MCS-150 date published in the census row, when present;
• satisfactionWindowStart — first day of the 12-month period immediately preceding the scheduled deadline;
• latestUpdateQualifies — whether that published date falls in the satisfaction window;
• filingStatus and qualificationReason — transparent schedule-derived labels;
• source dataset and exact query provenance.

Important interpretation limits

This output is a schedule-derived lead list, not an FMCSA enforcement determination, legal opinion, or guarantee that a carrier is noncompliant. Public data can lag or contain errors. Verify important records before acting on them.

The MCS-150 biennial update itself is free through FMCSA. This Actor charges for filtering, calculation, and structured lead delivery—not for filing with FMCSA.

If you use contact information for outreach, you are responsible for following applicable marketing, calling, texting, and email rules.

Source

FMCSA Company Census File: az4n-8mr2 on data.transportation.gov.