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Carrier search by location, cargo and fleet size

Find carriers by state, city or ZIP radius, reported cargo, fleet size, safety rating and active authority, then review and monitor the ones you use.

Search by lane and location

Search a state, a city, or a radius of 5 to 500 miles around a five-digit ZIP code. Radius results are ordered by distance, measured between U.S. Census ZIP-area reference points.

Narrow by cargo, fleet size and authority

Filter by 30 reported cargo categories, a power-unit range and the census safety rating. Limit results to carriers with current active operating authority for property, household goods or passengers, or find carriers whose authority was granted, reinstated or suspended in the last 180 days.

Review a carrier before you tender

Each result opens the same record your team uses for vetting: identity, reported contacts, authority and insurance filings, safety summaries and dated history.

Add the right carriers to your watchlist

Results show whether a carrier is already monitored in your workspace. Save the carriers you work with to follow later changes to authority, insurance filings, safety ratings and contact details. Carrier search is included in Starter and Team workspaces.

Example: refrigerated carriers near Atlanta

A broker needs a reefer carrier for a recurring lane out of Atlanta. A search might use:

Results are listed nearest first and load 50 at a time. Open a result to compare its reported contacts, filings and safety summary with the carrier packet before you call, then add the carriers you plan to use to your watchlist.

Every filter

Cargo classifications: General freight, Household goods, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Motor vehicles, Driveaway/towaway, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Building materials, Mobile homes, Machinery, large objects, Fresh produce, Liquids/gases, Intermodal containers, Passengers, Oilfield equipment, Livestock, Grain, feed, hay, Coal/coke, Meat, Garbage/refuse, U.S. mail, Chemicals, Commodities dry bulk, Refrigerated food, Beverages, Paper products, Utilities, Agricultural/farm supplies, Construction, Water well, Other.

Each result shows whether the carrier is already on your active watchlist, so your team works from one saved review.

Questions brokers ask

Can I find carriers with new authority?

Yes. The recent authority activity filter finds carriers whose authority was granted or reinstated in the last 180 days, and it can also show recent suspensions.

How is the radius measured?

From the center ZIP code to each carrier’s reported physical ZIP code, using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP-area reference points. Results are listed nearest first.

Can I limit results to carriers with operating authority?

Yes. Choose any current active authority, or active authority for property, household goods or passengers, and only those carriers are returned.

How current is the data?

Searches use the latest published FMCSA census snapshot and authority data refreshed every day. Each carrier record shows its source date.

Which plans include carrier search?

Both Starter and Team. Adding a carrier from the results to your watchlist counts toward your active monitored carrier limit.

Related guidance → · Plans and limits · Help topics

Search carriers, then keep watching them

Build a shortlist by lane, cargo and fleet size, review each record and follow later changes after you approve a carrier.

Choose a plan ↗

Starter: $49/month, 500 active monitored carriers and two members. Team: $99/month, 5,000 active carriers and five members.