Check any carrier's FMCSA file.
Type an MC number, USDOT number or company name. You get authority, insurance, history and contact details on one page, with anything worth a second look called out first.
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Free, no signup. Read straight from FMCSA's public data in your browser. Nothing you type is stored by us.
The public file is the starting line.
FMCSA's record says a carrier may haul and has filings on record. It can't say who is on the phone, whether the paperwork is real, or what your team checked. UltraShip does that work before a load is tendered.
| Check | Free lookup | UltraShip |
|---|---|---|
| Authority and filingsStatus, insurance and bond on record | Daily data | Every minute |
| Safety rating and company basicsRating, fleet size, MCS-150 date | ||
| Public-record warningsNew authority, revocations, missing filings | ||
| Identity verificationIs this really the company on the MC? Via Highway | ||
| Fraud flags at intakeMismatched contacts, identity red flags | ||
| Your company's risk rulesEvery carrier judged by one standard | ||
| Carrier packetCOI, W-9 and agreement, filed to the profile | ||
| MyCarrierPortal and RMISConnected on the same record | ||
| Dated record of every checkSaved to the carrier automatically | PDF you save | Automatic |
How UltraShip vets a carrier, from MC number to first load.
One carrier, one record, inside the TMS your team already uses.
- Enter the MC or DOTLive FMCSA data pulls in, plus Highway, MyCarrierPortal or RMIS if you run them.
- Rules and red flagsYour risk rules apply and fraud flags surface before a packet goes out.
- Packet auto-filedThe carrier completes a digital packet. COI, W-9 and agreement land on their profile.
- Compliance decidesYour team approves or declines with the whole record in view.
- Book with a dated recordEvery check is stamped, and the carrier flows straight into loads.
In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport (May 2026) the Supreme Court ruled 9–0 that brokers can be sued under state law for hiring unsafe carriers. Ordinary care now means a documented record of what you checked and when.
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Where does the data come from?
FMCSA's public datasets on data.transportation.gov: operating authority, insurance and bond filings, authority history and the company census. The time the data was last refreshed is printed on every result.
What do the warnings mean?
They point at things in the public record that are worth a second look, like authority granted in the last 90 days, a past revocation, no liability filing, or a stale MCS-150. They are not a score, and a carrier with no warnings still needs your normal checks.
Can I search by company name?
Yes. Type the start of the legal name, for example "Schneider National". You'll get a list of matching companies with their USDOT number, city and status; pick one to open its file.
Where are my notes saved?
Only in this browser, on this device, keyed to the carrier's USDOT number. Use "Save as PDF" to keep a copy with the load. In UltraShip the record is kept for you, on the carrier.
How is this different from vetting in UltraShip?
This page reads the public record once, in your browser. UltraShip pulls live FMCSA data every minute, adds identity checks through Highway, connects MyCarrierPortal and RMIS, applies your own risk rules, collects the carrier packet and saves a dated record of every decision.
Do you store what I enter?
No. The lookup runs in your browser against FMCSA's public data. We don't receive or save the numbers or names you check.
Look it up here. Vet it properly in UltraShip.
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