fmcsa_carrier_search
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Which FMCSA-registered carriers match a name, state, entity type, fleet-size range, operating status, or authority status? Trigram name search over 4.4M+ census records — find a carrier's USDOT number, shortlist carriers in a lane state, or screen brokers vs carriers. Up to 100 rows per call, largest fleets first; total_matched caps at 1000 (total_matched_capped=true means narrow your filters). [price: $0.05/row]
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | no | Carrier legal or DBA name fragment, case-insensitive (trigram match). Example: 'knight transportation'. |
| state | string | no | Physical-address state code(s), CSV. Example: 'TX,OK'. |
| entity_type | string | no | carrier | broker | forwarder (CSV for multiple). |
| operating_status | string | no | A (active) | I (inactive) | P (pending), CSV for multiple. |
| authority_status | string | no | Only carriers with an operating-authority record in this status: Active | Pending | Inactive | Withdrawn. |
| power_units_min | integer | no | Minimum fleet size in power units. |
| power_units_max | integer | no | Maximum fleet size in power units. |
| sort | string | no | field:direction — power_units | total_drivers | usdot. Example: 'power_units:desc'. |
| limit | integer | no | Max rows to return (default 25, cap 100). |
| offset | integer | no | Rows to skip, for paging. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Carrier legal or DBA name fragment, case-insensitive (trigram match). Example: 'knight transportation'.",
"examples": [
"knight transportation"
]
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Physical-address state code(s), CSV. Example: 'TX,OK'.",
"examples": [
"TX"
]
},
"entity_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "carrier | broker | forwarder (CSV for multiple).",
"examples": [
"carrier"
]
},
"operating_status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A (active) | I (inactive) | P (pending), CSV for multiple.",
"examples": [
"A"
]
},
"authority_status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only carriers with an operating-authority record in this status: Active | Pending | Inactive | Withdrawn.",
"examples": [
"Active"
]
},
"power_units_min": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Minimum fleet size in power units.",
"examples": [
50
]
},
"power_units_max": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum fleet size in power units.",
"examples": [
500
]
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"description": "field:direction — power_units | total_drivers | usdot. Example: 'power_units:desc'.",
"examples": [
"power_units:desc"
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Max rows to return (default 25, cap 100).",
"examples": [
25
]
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Rows to skip, for paging.",
"examples": [
0
]
}
},
"required": []
}