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  "title": "How many trucking companies are in the USA?",
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  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the named source and dated scope; no Fonteum account is required.",
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    "State and status fields are source-reported and can change after the snapshot.",
    "This aggregate public-record answer is not a consumer report, person-level dossier, eligibility decision, or risk score."
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  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "Michigan carrier census",
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    }
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      },
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is 4,457,540 a count of unique trucking companies?",
      "answer": "No. It is the number of records in the dated FMCSA Company Census snapshot."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does active census status mean operating authority is active?",
      "answer": "No. The census registration field is not a complete operating-authority decision."
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