FMCSA Carrier & Mover Authority Check: USDOT / MC lookup

Look up any US motor carrier or mover by USDOT number or MC number and get the live FMCSA record with one clear verdict: CLEAR, REVIEW, DO_NOT_TENDER or NOT_FOUND.

Use it as a fast FMCSA authority lookup before you tender a load, or as a mover license check before you book an interstate move: is the company registered, allowed to operate, and holding active for-hire operating authority?

What you get per carrier

Field	Meaning
verdict	CLEAR (allowed to operate, active authority, nothing flagged), REVIEW (something needs a look, e.g. conditional safety rating), DO_NOT_TENDER (not allowed to operate, or no active for-hire authority), NOT_FOUND (no FMCSA record for that number)
flags	Plain reasons, e.g. NOT_ALLOWED_TO_OPERATE, NO_ACTIVE_FOR_HIRE_AUTHORITY, OUT_OF_SERVICE_DATE_PRESENT, UNSATISFACTORY_SAFETY_RATING, CONDITIONAL_SAFETY_RATING, STATUS_I
legalName, dbaName, city, state	Who the number belongs to. Check it matches the company you're talking to
allowedToOperate, statusCode, oosDate	FMCSA operating status and any out-of-service date
commonAuthority, contractAuthority, brokerAuthority	Authority status (A active, I inactive, N none)
forHireAuthorityActive, brokerOnly	brokerOnly: true means it can arrange freight but not haul it: a double-brokering warning if it was offered as the carrier
householdGoodsAuthority, moverNote	Movers: household goods (HHG) authority, shown when FMCSA's record returns it, plus a plain-English mover note. When the record doesn't say, the field is null and the note tells you exactly what to confirm
safetyRating, safetyRatingDate	FMCSA safety rating (S satisfactory, C conditional, U unsatisfactory)
powerUnits, drivers	Fleet size
crashTotal, fatalCrash, towCrash	Crash summary
driverInspections, driverOosRate, vehicleInspections, vehicleOosRate	Inspection counts and out-of-service rates (%)
retrievedAt, source	When the live FMCSA record was read
reference	Your ID, echoed back

Who it's for

• Freight brokers, dispatchers and shippers checking a carrier before booking
• Load boards, TMS and factoring companies screening carriers in bulk
• Moving brokers, relocation teams and consumers checking that a moving company is a registered interstate mover
• AI agents that need a yes/no carrier gate in a workflow (works through the Apify MCP server)

Input

{
  "dotNumbers": ["44110"],
  "mcNumbers": ["MC-384859"],
  "carriers": [{ "reference": "LOAD-1001", "dot": "2233" }]
}

MC numbers work with or without the MC- prefix. Duplicates are checked once.

Example output

Real output from Apify run MgckPsAIgo8nh4StM (USDOT 44110, Greyhound Lines, 19 Oct 2026; nested raw carrier/authority/safety objects trimmed):

{
  "queryDot": "44110",
  "orderId": "ord_4eb51a3a01d43f0b",
  "verdict": "CLEAR",
  "found": true,
  "flags": [],
  "legalName": "GREYHOUND LINES INC",
  "dbaName": "BOLT BUS",
  "city": "DALLAS",
  "state": "TX",
  "allowedToOperate": "Y",
  "statusCode": "A",
  "oosDate": null,
  "commonAuthority": "A",
  "contractAuthority": "A",
  "brokerAuthority": "I",
  "forHireAuthorityActive": true,
  "brokerOnly": false,
  "householdGoodsAuthority": null,
  "moverNote": "Active for-hire operating authority. This record does not say whether it covers household goods; for an interstate move, confirm the HHG authority on FMCSA SAFER / Licensing & Insurance.",
  "safetyRating": "S",
  "safetyRatingDate": "2026-07-08",
  "powerUnits": 683,
  "drivers": 905,
  "crashTotal": 70,
  "fatalCrash": 6,
  "driverOosRate": 1.4360313315926894,
  "vehicleOosRate": 7.440476190476191,
  "source": "FMCSA QCMobile (US DOT, live)",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-19T06:18:14.694Z",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:18:14.376Z",
  "error": null
}

A broker-only number such as MC 384859 (C H Robinson) comes back DO_NOT_TENDER with NO_ACTIVE_FOR_HIRE_AUTHORITY and brokerOnly: true: it can arrange your freight, but it is not the carrier.

Pricing

$0.10 per carrier checked, no subscription. A NOT_FOUND answer is a real answer (often the most useful one) and counts as a check. Failed or invalid lookups are free: you get a row with an error and are not charged. Set a max cost per run and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

Want the full pre-tender verdict?

Freight Load Vet adds FMCSA SMS safety BASICs, the broker's authority and an OFAC sanctions screen in one TENDER / HOLD / REJECT verdict.

Important

Federal registration and safety data only. It does not check insurance, cargo coverage, the BOC-3 or the broker surety bond, and it is not a state moving license (intrastate movers are licensed by the state). Verify insurance before tendering or booking.

Built by Ni Biashara LLC (Texas). The same check is available pay-per-call to agents over x402 at agents.nibiashara.biz.