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Type the company name into the search above. It matches against the legal name and DBA (doing-business-as) name of every carrier registered with FMCSA and returns the USDOT number plus the MC docket, home state, fleet size and authority status. If several companies share a similar name, the largest fleets sort first — check the state to pick the right one.

The name on the truck or website is often a brand, while FMCSA registration uses the legal entity name — “ABC Express” might be registered as “ABC Xpress Logistics LLC” with “ABC Express” as the DBA, or under the owner’s personal name entirely. This search covers both legal and DBA names; try a distinctive single word from the name, and remember the search matches anywhere in the name, not just the start.

Same federal universe, friendlier search. SAFER’s name search requires exact prefixes, times out under load, and returns a frames-based page from another era. This tool matches anywhere in the name (legal or DBA), sorts by fleet size so the carrier you mean is usually on top, and links each result straight into insurance, X-date and safety lookups.

The USDOT number (click to copy), authority status (Active/Inactive), city and state of domicile, power-unit count, the MC docket where one exists, and whether BI/PD insurance is currently on file. From there, one click runs the deeper lookups: estimated X-date, full authority & insurance record, or the safety profile.

Free, no account. Anonymous visitors get 5 searches per day; add your email for 25 per day, still free. Need to slice the whole universe instead — every active carrier in a state, by fleet size, cargo or renewal window? That’s Market Tracker, built on the same index this search runs on.