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How do I check a trucking company's safety record?
Use the company's USDOT number to compare FMCSA carrier census, registration status, safety rating, inspection, and crash records. Fonteum carrier pages render those public FMCSA facts with source names, source URLs, and snapshot dates.
Fonteum has loaded 11,150,005 current FMCSA rows as of 2026-06-25: 4,457,540 carrier census rows, 3,102,000 inspection rows, and 3,590,465 crash rows.
Source:U.S. DOT FMCSASnapshot 2026-06-25Dataset shape
What carrier facts does Fonteum render?
Carrier pages are keyed by USDOT number and render aggregate entity-level public facts only. No individual driver records, no derived rank, and no eligibility determination.
Current rows in public.fmcsa_carrier_safety_records.
One current carrier-census row per loaded USDOT number.
Public inspection records aggregated on carrier pages.
Public crash records aggregated on carrier pages.
| Field | Source | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier identity and registration | Source:FMCSA Company Census FileSnapshot 2026-06-25 | Status codes can change after the loaded source date. |
| Safety rating | Source:FMCSA Company Census FileSnapshot 2026-06-25 | FMCSA assigns ratings after compliance reviews; many carriers have no rating. |
| Inspection out-of-service summary | Source:FMCSA Vehicle Inspection FileSnapshot 2026-06-25 | Rows are aggregated by USDOT number from the loaded inspection file. |
| Crash summary | Source:FMCSA Crash FileSnapshot 2026-06-25 | Rows are administrative crash records in the loaded public file. |
| Closed enforcement cases | Source:FMCSA Closed Enforcement CasesSnapshot 2026-06-25 | Closed-case records can be updated or corrected by FMCSA after publication. |
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Where do the FMCSA carrier records come from?
Fonteum uses the public FMCSA source family published through U.S. DOT open data. The source family is registered at /sources/fmcsa-carrier-safety, and the aggregate research page is at /gov/research/fmcsa-unsafe-carriers-2026.
For current agency context, consult the FMCSA Data Dissemination Program and SAFER.
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FMCSA carrier record questions
How do I check a trucking company's safety record?
Use the company's USDOT number to compare FMCSA carrier census, registration status, safety rating, inspection, and crash records. Fonteum carrier pages render those public FMCSA facts with source names, source URLs, and snapshot dates.
What FMCSA facts appear on a carrier page?
Each carrier page can show the legal carrier name, physical location, operating classification, registration status, safety rating, inspection out-of-service summary, crash summary, and closed-enforcement summary when those public rows are present.
Are these records a safety score?
No. The pages show public FMCSA facts and aggregate counts for one USDOT entity. Fonteum does not turn those facts into a rank, recommendation, or eligibility decision.
Do carrier pages include individual driver records?
No. Carrier pages are aggregate entity-level public-record pages keyed by USDOT number and do not display per-driver records.
Where does the carrier data come from?
The carrier pages are based on U.S. DOT FMCSA public releases: Company Census, Vehicle Inspection, Crash, and Closed Enforcement Cases data published through data.transportation.gov and Data.gov.