After Montgomery v. Caribe Transport (May 2026), brokers have a legal duty of reasonable care when selecting carriers. DOTScreener documents every carrier-selection decision with live FMCSA data and a tamper-evident audit trail — your defense starts before the load moves.
No credit card required • 1 free screen included
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal law does not shield freight brokers from state-law negligence claims for selecting unsafe carriers. Brokers now owe a duty of “reasonable care” — and plaintiffs' attorneys know it.
You can be sued for negligent carrier selection
The FAAAA safety exception means state tort claims survive federal preemption.
Plaintiffs will argue you ignored public safety data
Crash rates, OOS percentages, and authority status are all publicly available — and discoverable.
Documented due diligence is your best defense
DOTScreener creates a timestamped, hash-chained record proving you reviewed every carrier before tendering.
“Just hire carriers with a reasonable safety policy”
Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence — the bar is clear, and DOTScreener helps you clear it.
Screen the carrier, let the carrier fix what's flagged, then confirm and lock your audit trail — all before the load moves.
Enter an MC or DOT number. DOTScreener pulls live FMCSA data — authority, insurance, crash history, inspection rates, and OOS percentages — and flags anything that doesn't meet your policy.
If anything is flagged, the carrier gets an email with exactly what to address. They upload documents, confirm their pre-trip inspection, and verify insurance — all through a simple link. No back-and-forth.
See at a glance when every requirement is met. Confirm you reviewed the carrier's compliance. DOTScreener generates a timestamped, hash-chained PDF — your proof of due diligence.
Every feature is designed around the carrier-selection workflow your team already runs.
Authority status, insurance on file, crash and inspection records pulled in real time from QCMobile.
Automatically flags broker-only entities so your team never accidentally tenders to one.
Set your own thresholds for authority age, OOS rates, crash history, and inspection minimums.
Carriers get a simple link to upload documents, confirm pre-trip inspections, and verify insurance. No app download, no login — just upload and go.
See the arguments a plaintiff attorney would make — before a claim is ever filed.
Every event is SHA-256 hash-chained. The record proves nothing was altered after the fact.
Unlimited screens on every plan. No per-screen fees, no usage caps — there's never a reason to skip a screen.