Check a carrier's operating authority, insurance, and safety against federal FMCSA records — and get a dated vetting record you can keep on file. Free.
Just the number works — with or without the MC/DOT prefix, and spaces are fine. Tip: prefix an MC number with “MC” (e.g. MC123456) so it isn't read as a DOT number.
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Example result — illustrative
MC123456 · DOT1234567
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The free check tells you whether a carrier is clear. Every paid lookup opens a full dossier like this one — same federal data, no extra fee per check.
Illustrative example — representative data, not a real carrier
MC000000 · DOT0000000
Also operates as EFC Logistics
3 concerns found in the FMCSA record — see the breakdown below.
Based on public FMCSA signals only — not a safety certification.
⚠ Possible chameleon carrier
This carrier shares the same EIN as 1 other carrier and a phone on file for 3 other carriers in our records. That pattern is a strong identity-reuse (chameleon) signal. Verify this is the entity you intend to tender to before booking.
The operation
Who they are and how big.
Identity & fraud checks
Signals the carrier is who they claim to be.
Operating authority
What they're federally allowed to do.
Safety record
Their record on the road, vs. the national average.
Insurance
Coverage on file vs. what's required, and who insures them.
Records & history
How current the federal record is — plus our own tracking.
Every paid lookup opens a dossier exactly like this — built from the same federal data, no extra fee per check.
This is every paid lookup — see plans →Type any carrier's MC or DOT number — no account, no setup.
Authority, insurance, and safety checked against FMCSA data — with a clear next step on anything that can't be auto-confirmed.
Download a dated vetting record to keep on file if a carrier choice is ever questioned.
In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport (U.S. Supreme Court, May 2026), the Court held that freight brokers can be sued for negligently selecting a carrier. Documenting that you checked a carrier — and when — builds your defensible vetting record.
Read the full guideGo beyond pass/fail — see the whole carrier
The free check tells you if a carrier is clear. On any paid plan, every lookup opens a full dossier built from the same federal data — no extra fee per check.
Every FMCSA signal rolled into one read — with the exact reasons shown, never a black-box score.
Common, contract & broker authority broken out — with a hard flag when a “carrier” is really broker-only (the classic double-brokering setup).
Liability, cargo and bond coverage — on-file vs. required, with a shortfall alert when coverage is missing or low.
The carrier name checked against the U.S. Treasury sanctions list, so you’re warned before transacting with a flagged entity.
Out-of-service rates vs. the national average, crash history and inspections — the depth the big platforms charge for.
Carrier phone, physical location and fleet size — what you need to reach them and sanity-check the operation.
The carrier's phone screened for VoIP and burner lines — a classic double-brokering and fraud tell, not just a number to call.
The physical address checked for mail-drops, residential, and undeliverable addresses — common ghost-carrier signals.
Flags when a carrier's phone shows up across other carriers in our records — a chameleon-carrier signal a single FMCSA lookup can't catch.
How long we've tracked the carrier, plus authority-lapse and volatility trends from our own monitoring — history FMCSA's current snapshot doesn't show.
The risk picture, updated daily
We recompute these from public FMCSA records, so they’re current — not the stale figures most vetting advice repeats for years. Population-level only, never an individual carrier.
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Common questions
Yes. You can check a carrier by MC or DOT number with no account and no card, and download a dated PDF vetting record, subject to a daily limit. Paid plans add the full risk dossier, fraud and sanctions screening, and ongoing monitoring.
No. The free check works with no signup at all — type an MC or DOT number and you immediately see operating authority, insurance on file, safety rating, and out-of-service status.
All carrier data comes from public FMCSA records (SAFER and SMS), plus OFAC sanctions data and third-party phone and address screening on paid plans. Every authority, insurance, or out-of-service detail traces back to the federal source.
The free check confirms authority, insurance on file, safety rating, and out-of-service status with a dated PDF. A paid lookup opens the full dossier: a risk rating with its exact reasons, OFAC sanctions screening, phone and address fraud checks, an identity-reuse flag, and ongoing monitoring — all from the same federal data, with no extra fee per check.
Yes. On paid plans, carriers you save are monitored continuously, with email alerts and a dated change-history log when authority, insurance, or safety status shifts — so you catch a problem before the next load, not after a loss.
Yes — that's the point of the record. Every check produces a dated PDF you can keep on file. Team plans add a per-carrier audit record: a timestamped log of what the federal data showed plus your own verification notes and attestations. Pro plans can export the whole watchlist as a dated compliance CSV. After the Supreme Court's Montgomery v. Caribe ruling, a timestamped vetting trail is the difference between describing your process and proving it. (Information tool, not legal advice.)
No. CarrierClear is an information tool that surfaces public FMCSA records and screening signals so you can make your own decision. It does not certify a carrier's fitness, legitimacy, or insurance, it is not legal advice, and it is not a consumer report under the FCRA.