Screen carriers. Document every decision. Defend it.
DOTScreener pulls live FMCSA data on any carrier — authority, insurance, safety, inspection history, and the equipment they actually run — applies your screening policy, and generates a tamper-evident Carrier Selection Record on every screen. Built for the post-Montgomery duty-of-care landscape.
100% free · No credit card · Unlimited screens
Tractor #14
2022 Freightliner Cascadia
Trailer #212
53′ reefer · 2 axles
Real equipment from observed roadside activity — not carrier self-report. Surfaces in every screen.
Every selection, documented at the timestamp you made it.
Screen any MC or DOT in under 60 seconds. DOTScreener fetches live FMCSA data, runs it against your policy, and produces a tamper-evident record of exactly what you checked, when you checked it, and what the data showed.
The exposure every broker carries
You screen 30 carriers a week. Each one passes your acceptance criteria — clean authority, current insurance, satisfactory safety rating. You book in three minutes.
Eight months later, one of those carriers is in a crash with a fatality. The plaintiff's attorney subpoenas your selection process. What do you produce?
Without a contemporaneous, timestamped record of what you checked, you only have your word that you ran diligence — and your word is not what defends a negligent-selection claim.
What DOTScreener shows you
Live FMCSA data, snapshotted
Authority status, insurance filings, safety rating, and inspection history — pulled at screen time and frozen on the record.
Your policy, applied
Authority age, insurance minimums, OOS thresholds, safety-rating floor — run against the FMCSA data automatically. PASS / WARN / FAIL in seconds.
Equipment they actually run
Tractors and trailers observed at roadside inspections — not carrier self-report. Body type, length, axle config, paired equipment.
Tamper-evident record
Every screen generates a hash-chained Carrier Selection Record. Exportable as a Defense Packet anytime, organized by date, MC, or load reference.
Documented diligence in 60 seconds — not 60 hours after a subpoena.
Stop relying on memory and email threads. Every carrier you screen, every decision you make, captured at the timestamp you made it — and ready to defend.
DOTScreener documents carrier-selection workflows using public FMCSA data. It does not predict future carrier performance, certify safety outcomes, guarantee legal protection, or constitute legal advice.
Built for how brokers actually work
Carrier screening that fits into your load-management workflow — not a second compliance department you have to manage.
Verify equipment before you book
See the tractors and trailers the carrier actually runs — make, model, year, axle config, trailer length, body type. Know whether their fleet fits your load.
Tractor ⇌ trailer pairings
Which trailer each tractor most often pulls — derived from observed activity, not carrier self-report. The signal no other screening tool gives you.
Screen carriers in seconds
Authority, insurance, safety, and inspection data for any MC or DOT — policy-scored and decision-ready in under 60 seconds.
Document every selection
Every screen generates a timestamped Carrier Selection Defense Packet — what you checked, when, what the data showed.
Monitor carriers after you book
Carriers you approve or dispatch are re-checked against FMCSA every day. Get alerted the moment authority, safety rating, insurance, or out-of-service status changes — included in your plan.
Reduce negligent-selection exposure
Documented, contemporaneous diligence. If a claim ever arises, your screening history is organized, hash-chained, and exportable.
Enforce your screening policy
Define your acceptance criteria — authority age, insurance minimums, safety thresholds — applied consistently across every team member.
Onboard carriers in under a minute
Send your branded Carrier Setup Packet in one click. The carrier verifies the info you already have, e-signs your exact agreement from their phone, and uploads COI, W-9, and authority — you're notified the moment they finish.
What every screening includes
Each carrier review pulls the same comprehensive FMCSA dataset, scores it against your policy, and packages the result into a defense-ready record.
Fleet roster (NEW)
Tractors and trailers the carrier actually runs — year, make, model, axle config, length, body type, plates, last seen
Tractor ⇌ trailer pairings (NEW)
Which trailer each tractor most often pulls — derived from observed roadside activity, not self-report
Authority & operating status
Active/inactive, authority age, legal name, DBA, operating type
Insurance filings
BIPD, cargo, bond/trust — filing status, coverage amounts, effective dates
Safety data
FMCSA safety rating, inspection counts, out-of-service rates, violations
Policy-scored decisions
Clear / Review Recommended / Policy Block — based on your criteria
Carrier Selection Defense Packets
Timestamped PDF with full screening data, decision, and audit chain
Continuous monitoring (NEW)
Daily re-checks of carriers you book — alerts on authority, safety-rating, insurance, and OOS changes, with an auto-filed fresh record when a result worsens
Carrier Setup Packet (NEW)
One-click branded onboarding — carrier e-signs your agreement (or our industry-standard template) and returns COI, W-9, authority, and more from their phone, with live status tracking
Team activity & audit log
Who screened which carrier, when, and whether any policy exceptions were taken
Carrier Selection Defense Packet
Generated for every screening
Negligent selection claims start with one question
“What did you check before you used this carrier?” If you can't produce a documented answer — what data you reviewed, when you reviewed it, and what decision you made — you're reconstructing your process after the fact.
DOTScreener builds that documented answer automatically, every time you screen a carrier, so the record already exists when you need it.
Three steps, under 60 seconds
Enter an MC or DOT number
Type the carrier's MC or DOT number. DOTScreener pulls live data from FMCSA — authority, insurance, safety, inspections — in seconds.
Review the policy-scored result
The screening result shows a clear decision — Clear, Review Recommended, or Policy Block — based on your configured acceptance criteria.
Export the Defense Packet
A timestamped PDF documents what you reviewed, what the data showed, and what decision was made. File it, share it, or hold it for audit.
Start documenting your carrier-selection process
Completely free — unlimited carrier reviews, full policy configuration, and Defense Packet exports. No credit card required.