Three steps — screen, attest, document — produce a tamper-evident record of reasonable care before every load moves.
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9–0 in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport IIthat federal law does not shield freight brokers from state-law negligence claims. Brokers now owe a duty of reasonable care when selecting carriers — and plaintiffs’ attorneys know it.
Without documentation at the moment of tender, brokers have no defense. Reconstructing what you checked weeks later for litigation is too late — and juries know it.
DOTScreener produces a timestamped, tamper-evident diligence record automatically on every load — with zero friction for your dispatch team.
Enter an MC or DOT number. DOTScreener pulls live FMCSA data from four endpoints in parallel and delivers a complete safety profile in under 60 seconds.
All four queries run simultaneously. Results are scored against your brokerage’s configurable screening policy — you set the thresholds for every check. Each produces a pass, warn, or fail so your team gets a clear recommendation, not raw data.
Every data point is timestamped at retrieval — the screen captures what FMCSA reported at the time you made the decision, not what the database shows weeks later.
The carrier receives one email with one link. No account, no login, no uploads. Eleven attestation checkboxes, one signature — done.
This is server-enforced — not a checkbox your team can skip. A screen cannot be marked APPROVED until the carrier’s signature lands. If your team is ever deposed, the system architecture itself proves the attestation was collected before the screen moved to APPROVED status.
The moment you approve the load, DOTScreener auto-generates a single tamper-evident PDF — everything bundled into one documented diligence record.
If a claim ever lands, you hand your insurer or attorney one clean PDF. The hash chain proves the record was assembled contemporaneously and has not been altered. No scrambling, no missing attestations, no gaps.
Every event is cryptographically linked. Alter one record and the entire chain breaks — visible to anyone who checks.
Same tamper-evidence property as blockchain systems, without the complexity. Each Tender Defense Packet includes the full chain for independent verification by any party.
Each check produces a pass, warn, or fail result based on thresholds you configure in your brokerage’s screening policy.
The policy is yours to own — DOTScreener enforces it consistently across every dispatcher on your team.
Every plan includes unlimited screens. There is never a financial reason to skip a screen.
Start with a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.
Under 60 seconds. DOTScreener pulls FMCSA data from four endpoints in parallel — QCMobile, L&I filings, the OOS order feed, and Census — so the full report loads in a single pass.
No. The carrier receives one email with one link. They check eleven attestation boxes, sign, and they're done. No account, no login, no uploads. The broker already has their COI on file.
Inside DOTScreener, the screen cannot be marked APPROVED — the diligence-file artifact — until the carrier's signature lands. This is server-enforced and applies to DOTScreener's approval state, not to your underlying dispatch system. The result is a clean evidentiary record that you did not move the load to APPROVED status in your diligence file without the attestation in hand.
A single tamper-evident PDF auto-generated the moment you approve the load. It bundles the FMCSA snapshot, insurance filing history, OOS order records, the carrier's signed attestation, and a SHA-256 hash-chained audit trail. If a claim ever lands, you hand your insurer or attorney one clean document.
Every event in a screening — data pull, risk evaluation, attestation signature, approval — is hashed with SHA-256 and linked to the previous event's hash. If anyone altered or deleted an event after the fact, the chain would break. This gives the record the same tamper-evidence property used in blockchain systems, without the complexity.
All carrier data is pulled live from the FMCSA at the moment of screening. DOTScreener queries QCMobile (safety scores, crash and inspection history), L&I (insurance filings with expiration dates), the Out-of-Service order feed (389k+ records), and Census (authority status, entity type). No cached databases, no stale snapshots.
No. Every plan includes unlimited screens at $0 per screen. Pricing is $99 one-time account activation and $29.99 per seat per month. There is never a financial reason to skip a screen.
No. DOTScreener is a carrier-selection documentation tool. It runs alongside your existing TMS and load board — you screen the carrier, collect the attestation, and the defense packet is generated. It does not manage loads, track shipments, or replace any part of your dispatch workflow.
Screen carriers, collect attestations, and auto-generate tamper-evident defense packets — all in under 60 seconds.
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