CarrierScrub
Pricing compared
| CarrierScrub | Carrier Assure | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 on Pay-as-you-go. 25 lookups free every month, then $1.00 each | Premium $149/mo after an offer period; Enterprise not priced |
| Free plan | Pay-as-you-go, $0 a month, with carrier checks included | Individual, free: 1 account and unlimited SuspectCarrier report submissions |
| Carrier checks | 25 a month free, then $1.00 each; no monthly cap on paid plans | Unlimited carrier scores listed on Premium |
| Vet a whole list | Up to 1,000 carriers per upload, on Pay-as-you-go | Not listed on its pricing page |
| How the verdict is reached | Fixed, published rules. The same filings always get the same verdict | An A-F score from algorithms, comparing each carrier with similar carriers |
| What feeds it | FMCSA filings only, each stated with its date | FMCSA data, tracking data and user reports |
| API | Every plan: 25 free lookups a month, then $1.00 each; unlimited on Agency ($249/mo) | Enterprise plan; price not published |
What each checks
CarrierScrub reads FMCSA's operating-authority, out-of-service and insurance records and returns a dated GO, CAUTION or STOP by fixed, published rules, including a check for new authority registered at a revoked carrier's phone number under a different name, and the missing cargo insurance or bond filings and returned mail that FMCSA's current Motus record flags. It adds FMCSA's safety rating, roadside out-of-service history and crash history from the SMS snapshot, each dated to it. BASIC percentiles do not appear: FMCSA does not publish them for property carriers. See the verdict rules.
Carrier Assure says its score draws on six factors, from FMCSA safety records and insurance status to tracking reliability and community feedback. It runs on FMCSA records, inspections, violations, CSA scores, tracking history, insurance changes and user reports, uses Project44 data to check how often a carrier shares GPS tracking and meets pickup and delivery times, and compares each carrier with similar carriers. Its own disclaimer says the score is not an indicator of safety or a guarantee of performance.
What carriers have reported about A-F grades
Overdrive reported on 9 July 2024 that some carriers said Carrier Assure graded them on arbitrary criteria, even hearsay, and that only paying customers could discuss scores with the company. Those are carriers' claims as reported, not a CarrierScrub finding. A CarrierScrub verdict lists the FMCSA filing and date behind each reason, and a wrong FMCSA record is disputed through FMCSA's DataQs.
Who should switch
Brokerages paying $149 a month for a letter grade when what they need before a tender is whether the carrier's authority is active and its insurance is on file. CarrierScrub answers that, and states the filing and date behind every reason so a turned-down carrier can see why. Small Brokerage and Agency add a vetting file: your written carrier-selection policy and every check by carrier or by load, printable and as a CSV. Carrier Assure remains the deeper tool if your selection depends on tracking reliability, on-time performance or peer benchmarking.
Where Carrier Assure is the better choice
- Tracking and on-time performance data through Project44. CarrierScrub has no tracking data.
- FMCSA safety, inspection, violation and CSA data in the score. CarrierScrub adds the safety rating, out-of-service rates and crash counts from FMCSA's SMS snapshot, with no percentile or violation-level detail.
- A peer-relative score that compares each carrier with similar carriers, plus SuspectCarrier and SuspectBroker community reports.
- A Chrome extension, listed on its homepage.