# FMCSA New Carriers: Recently Added USDOT Records & Lookup (`yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers`) Actor

Trucking companies, brokers and freight forwarders added to FMCSA's census in the last days, from the official DOT open data: fleet size, drivers, cargo, interstate or intrastate, hazmat, for-hire, address. Filter by state, cargo or fleet size, track only new ones, or look up USDOT numbers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers.md
- **Developed by:** [宗諭 楊](https://apify.com/yzy001) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 carrier records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FMCSA New Carriers: Recently Added USDOT Records

Trucking companies, brokers, freight forwarders and other entities added to FMCSA's motor carrier census in the last days, read straight from the official FMCSA Company Census File on the U.S. Department of Transportation's open-data portal. One table with fleet size, drivers, cargo, interstate or intrastate operation, hazmat and for-hire status, and the physical address. Filter by state, cargo, entity type or fleet size, schedule it daily with tracking to get only records you have not received, or look up USDOT numbers.

A 7-day window is roughly 1,000 to 1,300 records.

### What you get for each record

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `dotNumber`, `legalName`, `dbaName` | USDOT number, legal name and DBA as registered |
| `addedDate` | FMCSA's add date: the date the record was created or reactivated (see below) |
| `status` | `ACTIVE`, `INACTIVE` or `PENDING` (a Mexico-domiciled applicant under review) |
| `operation` | `INTERSTATE`, `INTRASTATE_HAZMAT` or `INTRASTATE_NON_HAZMAT` |
| `entityTypes` | `CARRIER`, `BROKER`, `FREIGHT_FORWARDER`, `SHIPPER`, `REGISTRANT`, `INTERMODAL_EQUIPMENT_PROVIDER`, `CARGO_TANK` |
| `classifications`, `forHire` | FMCSA's classifications (Authorized For Hire, Private Property and so on); `forHire` = Authorized For Hire |
| `hazmat` | FMCSA's hazardous materials indicator |
| `powerUnits`, `trucks`, `buses`, `drivers`, `cdlDrivers` | Fleet and driver counts as reported |
| `cargo`, `cargoOther` | Cargo types, with FMCSA's own names, and the text of "Other" |
| `dockets` | MC, MX or FF docket numbers on the record (new registrants usually have none yet) |
| `address` | Physical address: street, city, state, ZIP, country |
| `safetyRating`, `safetyRatingDate` | `SATISFACTORY`, `CONDITIONAL`, `UNSATISFACTORY` or `NOT_RATED` |
| `dunsNumber` | Dun & Bradstreet number when given |
| `saferUrl`, `sourceRecordUrl` | FMCSA's SAFER company snapshot and the exact record on the open-data portal |
| `changeStatus`, `firstSeen` | With tracking: `FIRST_RUN`, `NEW` or `SEEN` |

### What "added" means

FMCSA's data dictionary defines the add date as the date the record was created, reactivated, or systematically updated. Almost all records added in a given week have no review, rating or prior form history, but some are reactivations of older entities, and FMCSA publishes no field that separates the two. USDOT numbers are not issued in order, so the number does not tell either.

### Owner-operators and personal data

No phone numbers, e-mail addresses, company officers or mailing addresses are collected; those columns are not even requested. FMCSA gives no organisation type for new records, so a record whose legal name has no company suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp., Co., Ltd., LP and so on) is treated as an owner-operator registered under their own name. In lists those records are left out and only counted (about 14% of added records); a USDOT number lookup returns them without name, street, ZIP or DUNS.

### Filters

`daysBack` or `fromDate`/`toDate`, `states`, `operations`, `entityTypes`, `cargo`, `forHireOnly`, `hazmatOnly`, `minPowerUnits`, `maxPowerUnits`, `includeInactive`, `maxItems`. A USDOT number or name lookup ignores the date window and returns the current record whatever its status.

### Things to know

- The census is refreshed daily and trails registrations by about one to two days; the run summary shows the newest add date published, and the status message says when it is behind your window.
- Operating authority and insurance are not included: FMCSA's separate authority dataset stopped being updated in May 2026. The SAFER link shows the live authority status.
- If the census has not been refreshed for more than 7 days, the run fails instead of returning stale records as current.

### Data

The FMCSA Company Census File (MCMIS), published by the U.S. Department of Transportation as open data, read through the portal's public API with one request per second as the portal asks. Code meanings follow FMCSA's own data dictionary (revision 08). No login and no scraping of search pages.

# Actor input Schema

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

Records added within the last N days, today included (1-31). FMCSA's data trails by one to two days. Ignored when a from date is set.

## `fromDate` (type: `string`):

Optional. First add date to include (YYYY-MM-DD). The range can cover at most 31 days.

## `toDate` (type: `string`):

Optional. Last add date to include. Defaults to today.

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

Optional. Two-letter codes of the physical address state, for example TX, CA.

## `operations` (type: `array`):

Optional. Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat carriers.

## `entityTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional. Carrier, broker, freight forwarder and so on, as FMCSA classifies them.

## `cargo` (type: `array`):

Optional. Keep entities that carry any of these cargo types (FMCSA's own list).

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

Keep only entities classified as Authorized For Hire.

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

Keep only entities with the hazardous materials indicator.

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

Optional. Keep entities with at least this many power units (trucks and tractors).

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

Optional. Keep entities with at most this many power units.

## `includeInactive` (type: `boolean`):

Also return records whose status is Inactive or Pending. Off = active only.

## `dotNumbers` (type: `array`):

Optional. USDOT numbers to look up, whatever their add date or status (up to 500 with names). Turns off the date window.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Optional. Every record whose legal or DBA name contains this text (3 characters or more).

## `trackChanges` (type: `boolean`):

Remember the USDOT numbers returned by earlier tracked runs (120 days, in a key-value store named fmcsa-new-carriers-state in your account) and mark each row NEW or SEEN.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

With tracking on, leave out records an earlier tracked run already returned. Good for a daily schedule with a 7-day window.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Upper bound on rows returned, newest first. A 7-day window is roughly 1,000-1,300 records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "states": [],
  "operations": [],
  "entityTypes": [],
  "cargo": [],
  "forHireOnly": false,
  "hazmatOnly": false,
  "includeInactive": false,
  "dotNumbers": [],
  "names": [],
  "trackChanges": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

Normalised census records.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Freshness, records left out and why, counts by state, operation and day, caveats.

# 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 = {
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers").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 = {
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers").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 '{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yzy001/fmcsa-new-carriers"
        }
    }
}
```

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/X9AeS4pPwzIUn3gag/builds/hPt6H9a18vyDeFbWb/openapi.json