Carrier vetting checklist for freight brokers

Twelve public-record checks in order, each with its source.

What the public record shows

Authority status and type (L&I); docket matches USDOT; grant or reinstatement date; liability filing and insurer; cancellation notices; bond for brokers; SMS out-of-service rates and crashes; safety rating; MCS-150 date; shared identifiers with revoked records; contact changes after approval; community flags.
The Trust Receipt runs every item from the public record and lists each as a sourced line.

Today's numbers

Live from the public record (2026-10-25T17:58:34+00:00): 125,716 active authorities, 5,609 brokers of property, 6,312 authority grants in the last 30 days, 865 insurance cancellations and 2,003 revocations or suspensions in the last 30 days.

Sources

FMCSA Licensing & Insurance · SAFER · SMS · FMCSA insurance filing requirements · data.transportation.gov

More guides

How to vet a carrier before tendering a load How to check if an MC number is active How to verify a carrier's insurance with FMCSA What is a BMC-91 filing What 'authority revoked' means What is an involuntary revocation Vetting a carrier with a new MC number What is double-brokering

Hubs

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Questions

What does the checklist not cover?

Anything not in a public record: payment history, service quality, the people behind the company.

Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 25, 2026 11:58 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.