US FMCSA motor carrier census

Name: US FMCSA motor carrier census
Creator: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
License: https://data.transportation.gov/

United States · transport-operators · register

Active, inactive and pending entities registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including carriers, brokers and freight forwarders.

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We build datasets in the order people request them. A request is a vote, and the count is public.

Where it lives

Publisher	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication mandate	FMCSA registration under 49 CFR
Licence	US Government work — public domain not verified
Access method	api
Fragmentation	single national register
Update frequency	continuous
Free structured version	yes — https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/az4n-8mr2.json
Who else serves this	none identified (listed as caution, not endorsement — an existing free or commercial service is often the most useful thing on this page)

Fields

DOT number
legal name
DBA
entity type
operating status
power units
drivers
address
safety rating

Legal screen

mandated publication	pass
terms permissive or silent	pass
no login paywall captcha personal data	pass
no specialist legal advice needed	pass
verdict	pass

Sources

https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/az4n-8mr2.json

Last checked 2026-08-25.