FMCSA Carrier Scraper: USDOT & MC Number Lookup and Trucking Leads

Scrape the public FMCSA / SAFER motor carrier database with no API key. Look up any US trucking or bus company by USDOT number, MC / MX / FF docket number, legal name, DBA, state, cargo, fleet size or registration date, and export clean records with operating authority, insurance on file, safety rating, contacts and fleet composition. Built for freight sales teams, factoring and insurance companies, compliance analysts and anyone building freight carrier leads or a motor carrier database.

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "dotNumber": 234,
  "legalName": "DOUG ANDRUS DISTRIBUTING LLC",
  "dbaName": null,
  "status": "Active",
  "carrierOperation": "Interstate",
  "entityType": "CORPORATION",
  "carrierRoles": ["Carrier", "Shipper", "Broker"],
  "operationClassification": "AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE",
  "cargoCarried": ["General Freight", "Metal: sheets, coils, rolls", "Motor Vehicles", "Building Materials", "Machinery, Large Objects", "Refrigerated Food", "Chemicals"],
  "county": "019",
  "address": { "street": "6300 S 45TH WEST", "city": "IDAHO FALLS", "state": "ID", "zip": "83402", "country": "US" },
  "mailingAddress": { "street": "6300 S 45TH WEST", "city": "IDAHO FALLS", "state": "ID", "zip": "83402", "county": "019", "country": "US" },
  "phone": "2085336700",
  "cellPhone": null,
  "fax": null,
  "email": "nathan.chatriand@dougandrus.com",
  "companyOfficers": ["JASON ANDRUS", "CLAY MURDOCH"],
  "dunsNumber": "188398226",
  "powerUnits": 255,
  "drivers": 255,
  "fleet": { "ownTrucks": 255, "ownTractors": null, "termTractors": 254, "termTrailers": 476, "buses": 0 },
  "totalCdlDrivers": 255,
  "interstateDrivers": 255,
  "intrastateDrivers": 0,
  "driversByRadius": { "interstateWithin100Miles": 0, "interstateBeyond100Miles": 255, "intrastateWithin100Miles": 0, "intrastateBeyond100Miles": 0 },
  "mcs150Date": "2025-02-20",
  "mcs150Mileage": 25160964,
  "mcs150MileageYear": 2024,
  "registrationDate": "1974-06-01",
  "ageInDays": 19088,
  "isNewEntrant": false,
  "hazmatFlag": true,
  "safetyRating": "Satisfactory",
  "safetyRatingDate": "2010-04-15",
  "latestReviewType": "C",
  "latestReviewDate": "2010-04-14",
  "recordableCrashRate": null,
  "mcsipStep": "0",
  "priorRevocation": null,
  "mcNumber": "MC123310",
  "dockets": [ { "prefix": "MC", "prefixLabel": "Motor Carrier (MC)", "number": "123310", "docket": "MC123310", "status": "Active" } ],
  "saferSnapshotUrl": "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=234",
  "authorities": [
    {
      "docketNumber": "MC123310",
      "authorizedFor": ["Property (freight)"],
      "commonAuthorityStatus": "Active",
      "contractAuthorityStatus": "Active",
      "brokerAuthorityStatus": "Active",
      "commonRevocationPending": false,
      "bipdInsuranceOnFile": 1000000,
      "bipdInsuranceRequired": 750000,
      "cargoInsuranceOnFile": false,
      "bondOnFile": true,
      "bondRequired": true
    }
  ],
  "insurancePolicies": [
    { "coverageType": "BIPD/Primary", "formCode": "91X", "insurer": "ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY", "policyNumber": "ZACAT3329910", "coverageAmount": 1000000, "effectiveDate": "2026-05-01", "cancellationDate": null },
    { "coverageType": "SURETY", "formCode": "84", "insurer": "TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA", "policyNumber": "106001291", "coverageAmount": null, "effectiveDate": "2013-10-01", "cancellationDate": null }
  ],
  "leadScore": 100,
  "observedAt": "2026-09-04T13:36:05.668Z",
  "error": null
}

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Table of contents

• What it does
• Why this FMCSA scraper
• Use cases
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

This actor turns the public FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) motor carrier registry into clean, structured records you can drop straight into a CRM, spreadsheet or data warehouse. It is a USDOT number lookup, an MC number search, a SAFER carrier lookup and a bulk trucking company data exporter in one:

• Look up exact carriers by one or many USDOT numbers or MC / MX / FF docket numbers (both resolve to the same carrier).
• Discover carriers by legal name, DBA, physical state, cargo, operation type, entity role, fleet size and driver count.
• Build new-carrier lead feeds with a registration-date window (registeredAfter / registeredBefore).
• Enrich every carrier with its operating authority (common / contract / broker), insurance and bond requirements, and the actual insurance policies on file (insurer, policy number, coverage amount, effective date).

Every record is normalized: addresses and fleet composition are structured objects, dates are YYYY-MM-DD, counts are typed numbers, and missing source values are returned as null and never invented. Two optional AI add-ons write a plain-English carrier summary and surface compliance red flags.

Coverage is US interstate and intrastate motor carriers, brokers, shippers and freight forwarders across all 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico.

Why this FMCSA scraper

A strict superset of the other FMCSA / trucking actors on Apify: it accepts every input they do and returns every field they do, plus deeper FMCSA coverage most of them skip.

Capability	This actor	Typical FMCSA leads actor
USDOT number lookup (bulk)	Yes	Yes
MC / MX / FF docket lookup	Yes	Some
Name / DBA / state search	Yes	Yes
Carrier operation + entity role filter	Yes	Some
Fleet size (min and max) + min drivers filter	Yes	Some
Registration-date window (new-entrant feeds)	Yes	Some
Phone, email, company officers, DUNS	Yes	Partial (often no officers / DUNS)
Operating authority (common / contract / broker)	Yes	Some
Insurance and bond required vs on file	Yes	Some
Active insurance policies (insurer, policy no, amount)	Yes	Rare
Safety rating + rating date	Yes	Rare
Cargo carried (full list)	Yes	Rare
All MC / MX / FF dockets with status	Yes	Usually primary only
Detailed fleet (owned / leased trucks, tractors, trailers, buses)	Yes	Partial
Lead score + new-entrant flag + SAFER snapshot link	Yes	Some
AI carrier summary and risk flags	Yes (opt-in)	No
No API key, no browser, JSON / CSV / Excel	Yes	Varies

Use cases

• Freight and 3PL sales: target active carriers by state, cargo and fleet size, then reach out with phone, email and officer names.
• Factoring and insurance: qualify carriers by authority status, insurance on file, safety rating and lead score.
• New-authority lead lists: pull carriers registered in the last 30/60/90 days for the classic new-entrant sales play.
• Compliance and risk: monitor operating-authority and revocation-pending status, safety rating and hazmat flags.
• Market research: size a segment (for example TX hazmat tankers with 50+ power units) in minutes.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns the first 10 active carriers with operating authority and insurance.

{
  "maxCarriers": 10,
  "withDetails": true,
  "activeOnly": true
}

Every input field is optional. Pass dotNumbers or mcNumbers for an exact lookup (all search filters are ignored), or combine legalName, dbaName, state, carrierOperation, entityType, minPowerUnits, maxPowerUnits, minDrivers, hazmatOnly, registeredAfter and registeredBefore to search. Turn off withDetails for a faster census-only run without authority and insurance.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
dotNumbers	string[]	no	(empty)	Exact carrier lookup by USDOT number, for example 76830. When set, all search filters are ignored.
mcNumbers	string[]	no	(empty)	Exact lookup by MC / MX / FF docket, for example MC123310 or 123310. Resolved to the matching USDOT carrier.
legalName	string	no	(empty)	Match carriers whose legal name contains this text (case-insensitive).
dbaName	string	no	(empty)	Match carriers whose doing-business-as name contains this text.
freeText	string	no	(empty)	Full-text search across all fields of the carrier record.
state	enum	no	(any)	Two-letter physical state, for example CA, TX, PR.
carrierOperation	enum	no	Any	Interstate, Intrastate Hazmat or Intrastate Non-Hazmat.
entityType	enum	no	Any	Registered role: Carrier, Broker, Shipper or Freight Forwarder.
minPowerUnits	integer	no	(none)	Only carriers with at least this many power units.
maxPowerUnits	integer	no	(none)	Only carriers with at most this many power units.
minDrivers	integer	no	(none)	Only carriers with at least this many drivers.
hazmatOnly	boolean	no	false	Only carriers flagged for hazardous materials.
registeredAfter	string	no	(none)	Only carriers added to FMCSA on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
registeredBefore	string	no	(none)	Only carriers added to FMCSA on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
activeOnly	boolean	no	true	Only carriers with an active USDOT status.
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Enrich each carrier with MC/docket, operating authority, insurance requirements and policies on file.
maxCarriers	integer	no	10	Maximum carrier records to collect. Free plans are capped at 10.
withProfileSummary	boolean	no	false	AI plain-English carrier summary. Billed per enriched record; paid plans only.
withRisk	boolean	no	false	AI operational and compliance red flags. Billed per enriched record; paid plans only.

Filters combine with logical AND. Use dotNumbers / mcNumbers for precise lookups; use the search filters for discovery.

Output reference

One dataset item per carrier. Types: string, integer, boolean, object, array, or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
dotNumber	integer	USDOT number (unique per carrier).
legalName / dbaName	string	Legal and doing-business-as name.
status	string	USDOT status, for example Active, Inactive.
carrierOperation	string	Interstate, Intrastate Hazmat or Intrastate Non-Hazmat.
entityType	string	Legal organization type, for example CORPORATION.
carrierRoles	string[]	Registered roles: carrier, shipper, broker, freight forwarder.
operationClassification	string	Operation classification, for example AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.
cargoCarried	string[]	Cargo categories the carrier hauls.
county	string	County code of the physical address.
address / mailingAddress	object	Physical and mailing address.
phone / cellPhone / fax / email	string	Contact details on file.
companyOfficers	string[]	Listed company officer names.
dunsNumber	string	DUNS number, or null.
powerUnits / drivers	integer	Fleet size and total drivers.
fleet	object	Owned / leased trucks, tractors, trailers and buses.
totalCdlDrivers / interstateDrivers / intrastateDrivers	integer	Driver breakdown.
driversByRadius	object	Driver counts by radius (interstate/intrastate, within/beyond 100 miles).
mcs150Date / mcs150Mileage / mcs150MileageYear	mixed	Latest MCS-150 filing date, mileage and mileage year.
registrationDate / ageInDays / isNewEntrant	mixed	FMCSA add date, age in days and new-entrant flag.
hazmatFlag	boolean	Whether the carrier is flagged for hazmat.
safetyRating / safetyRatingDate	string	FMCSA safety rating (Satisfactory / Conditional / Unsatisfactory) and date.
latestReviewType / latestReviewDate	string	Most recent compliance review type and date.
recordableCrashRate	number	Recordable crash rate when published, else null.
mcsipStep / mcsipDate	mixed	Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Program step and date.
priorRevocation	object	Prior revocation flag and prior USDOT, or null.
mcNumber / docketNumber	string	Primary MC/docket number.
dockets	array	All MC / MX / FF dockets with prefix, number and status.
saferSnapshotUrl	string	Deep link to the official SAFER company snapshot.
authorities	array	Operating authority (common/contract/broker) with status, application/revocation-pending flags, and insurance/bond required vs on file.
insurancePolicies	array	Active/pending insurance policies: coverageType, insurer, policyNumber, formCode, coverageAmount, effectiveDate, cancellationDate.
leadScore	integer	Heuristic 0-100 score (activity, contacts, fleet, authority, filing freshness).
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of collection.
error	string	null on success. On a failed run a single item with a populated error field is written instead.
aiProfileSummary / aiRiskFlags / aiRiskLevel	mixed	Optional AI add-on fields.

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~fmcsa-carriers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"state":"CA","minPowerUnits":10,"maxCarriers":25,"withDetails":true}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~fmcsa-carriers-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"legalName":"transport","state":"TX","maxCarriers":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/fmcsa-carriers-scraper \
  --input '{"mcNumbers":["MC123310"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per carrier record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for current prices.
• Details enrichment. When withDetails is on, each carrier's operating authority and insurance are billed once per carrier, only on a successful detail fetch.
• AI add-ons. withProfileSummary and withRisk are billed per successfully processed record and require a paid Apify plan. They are skipped for free users.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors it writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 carriers per run. Upgrade for higher maxCarriers.

FAQ and troubleshooting

Do I need an FMCSA or SAFER API key? No. There is no API key, login or setup. Just pass your filters and run.

Can I look up by MC number instead of USDOT? Yes. Put MC, MX or FF docket numbers in mcNumbers (with or without the MC prefix). Each is resolved to the matching USDOT carrier and deduplicated against any dotNumbers you also pass.

A run returned 0 records. Why? The filter combination matched nothing. Loosen filters (for example remove minPowerUnits or widen the name), or confirm the USDOT/MC number is correct. Zero-result runs are not charged.

What is in the authorities and insurancePolicies fields? authorities holds operating authority (common, contract, broker) with status and pending flags, plus insurance and bond required versus on file. insurancePolicies lists the actual active policies with insurer name, policy number and coverage amount. Both populate when withDetails is on.

Why is a field null? Not every carrier reports every field (for example DBA, DUNS, cell phone, safety rating or crash rate). Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

How current is the data? It reflects the latest publicly published FMCSA registry, licensing and insurance data at run time.

Is this an official FMCSA tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the FMCSA or the US Department of Transportation. It reads only publicly available carrier data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the FMCSA or the US Department of Transportation. Accesses only publicly available carrier data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.