USDOT number search
Look up a DOT number by company name.
Type the carrier's legal name as it appears on the rate confirmation. CarrierScrub lists every carrier in its dataset whose FMCSA legal name starts with it, with the USDOT number, and links each one to its dated authority-and-insurance verdict.
Carriers
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No carrier in CarrierScrub's dataset starts with that name
Try fewer words, or the exact legal name from the carrier's paperwork. FMCSA's SAFER Company Snapshot searches the full federal registry by name.
How to look up a DOT number by company name
FMCSA issues one USDOT number per company and files everything else -- operating authority, insurance, revocations -- against it. When all you have is a name, this search turns it into that number.
- Use the legal name, not the trade name. FMCSA stores the name on the carrier's registration (often with INC, LLC or punctuation), which is also the name on a rate confirmation or MC docket.
- Start with the first two or three words. The search matches from the beginning of the name, so a shorter prefix casts a wider net; add words to narrow it.
- Open the record, not just the number. Each result links to the carrier's page with a dated GO / CAUTION / STOP verdict from FMCSA's authority and insurance filings, and to the full lookup.
- Then check the phone. A matching name proves nothing about the caller. Compare the dispatcher's number with the telephone on the carrier's FMCSA registration -- see how to verify a dispatcher.
Results come from carriers in CarrierScrub's dataset, rebuilt weekly from FMCSA's operating-authority and insurance open data. It is a subset of the full registry; a carrier that is absent is not thereby unregistered.
Questions
Can I look up a DOT number by company name?
Yes. Type the first few words of the carrier's legal name as FMCSA has it on file. CarrierScrub lists every carrier in its dataset whose legal name starts with what you typed, with its USDOT number, city and state, and links to its authority and insurance verdict.
Why does the search match the start of the name only?
FMCSA records the carrier's legal name, not a trade name, and a broker usually has the legal name from the rate confirmation or MC docket. Matching from the start of that name keeps results to carriers that actually share it, rather than every company containing a common word like Express or Logistics.
What if the carrier I am looking for is not listed?
Try fewer words, or the name exactly as it appears on the carrier's paperwork, since FMCSA legal names often include punctuation and suffixes such as INC or LLC. If it is still missing, the carrier may be registered under a different legal name, or may not be in CarrierScrub's dataset; FMCSA's own SAFER Company Snapshot searches the full federal registry by name.
Is a USDOT number the same as an MC number?
No. Every FMCSA-regulated company has one USDOT number, which identifies the company. An MC number identifies a grant of for-hire operating authority, and a company can hold more than one. CarrierScrub keys every record on the USDOT number; the MC number lookup maps an MC number to it.
Does a match here mean the carrier is safe to use?
No. This page only identifies the carrier. Open its record to see the dated GO, CAUTION or STOP verdict built from FMCSA operating-authority and insurance filings, and check the phone number the dispatcher is calling from against the carrier's FMCSA registration before tendering a load.
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