Carrier vetting resources
Everything the federal government has on a carrier is public, but it is scattered across 26 datasets, and the SAFER snapshot most people check shows only a sliver. These guides and free tools show you how to read the whole record: the safety percentiles, the operating map, the fleet, and the risk flags. They also cover finding carriers by lane and checking fleetfax's own status.
How to vet a carrier
The full walkthrough: what is in the federal record, how to read the safety percentiles and the operating map, and the risk flags a report raises.
Open the guideOriginal findings from the federal record
Seven reports built on the federal record, including “Reopened, not reformed” on new carriers that share details with one FMCSA shut down for cause, and “Active, authorized, uninsured” on the roughly eight-week insurance gap.
Browse the research