FMCSA Carrier Intelligence

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http fmcsa-carrier-intelligence https://fmcsa-mcp-843680657471.us-central1.run.app/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://fmcsa-mcp-843680657471.us-central1.run.app/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fmcsa-carrier-intelligence": {
      "url": "https://fmcsa-mcp-843680657471.us-central1.run.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

16 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• get_catalogFree, unauthenticated dataset catalog. Describes every table this service sells, its fields, current pricing, and freshness. Read this before paying for anything.
• get_sampleFree, unauthenticated sample of carrier_profile rows. Lets a buying agent evaluate data quality before spending USDC on the paid tools.
• lookup_carrierLook up a single carrier's current profile by USDOT number. Paid — you pay only when a call returns records; an exact-key miss is free. Returns every carrier_status (Active, Inactive, Pending) — check the carrier_status
• search_carriersFiltered carrier search. Paid — you pay only when a call returns records; a zero-row result is free, same as an exact-key miss. safety_tier filters on safety_tier_derived: 1 = inspected with zero BASIC alerts, up to 6 =
• get_safety_historyHistorical snapshots and changelog entries for a carrier. Paid — you pay only when a call returns records; an exact-key miss is free. changelog may legitimately be empty for a carrier without two distinct-date snapshots
• screen_carrier_identityFree triage screen for a carrier: whether it's flagged under FMCSA's own chameleon-carrier methodology, how big its identity cluster is, and how many linked carriers carry a motive — with no member detail. Call check_car
• check_carrier_identityFull identity-linkage detail for a carrier: why it's flagged and how confident that is. Priced meaningfully above the free screen_carrier_identity — call that first if you only need the flag and a count. Never names or p
• check_address_consistencyHow many distinct business addresses and phones this carrier reports across FMCSA's independent records of it (census registration, licensing and insurance filings, and its own self-reported crash records). Mailing addre
• confirm_identity_linkConfirms or denies that two carriers YOU ALREADY SUSPECT are linked in fact share an identity cluster — the lower-risk alternative to check_carrier_identity's removed linked_carriers field (see schemas.IdentityAssessment
• check_applicant_against_rosterScreens one applicant carrier against a roster of carriers you already do business with (or are vetting) — the batch generalization of confirm_identity_link, for the real-world case of catching a carrier that was previou
• get_identity_sampleFree, unauthenticated sample of identity/fraud responses, covering both screen_carrier_identity's free IdentityScreen shape and check_carrier_identity's paid IdentityAssessment shape. Lets a buying agent see the paid res
• find_carrier_by_mcFree. Finds the USDOT number for an operating-authority docket number (MC, MX or FF), so a broker holding the MC number from a rate confirmation can reach the other tools, which take a USDOT number. mc_number may be writ
• check_roster_changesWhich carriers on your roster changed on or after a date, and what changed: authority, insurance, out-of-service and the other tracked fields, each with its old and new value. Paid, metered: a base price plus a per-roste
• get_carrier_selection_recordOne dated, hashed record of what public FMCSA data shows about a carrier, built for a broker's carrier-vetting file. Paid, flat price. It gathers, in one response: the carrier's current profile (authority, insurance flag
• get_inspection_crash_summaryA carrier's roadside inspection, violation and crash summary on its own. Paid, flat price; billed whenever the USDOT number resolves, even if the carrier had no inspections (that is the finding). An unknown number is a f
• check_broker_authorityDoes this broker hold active broker authority, and what does FMCSA's record say around it? Give exactly one of mc_number (the broker's MC docket, written MC123456, MC-123456 or 123456) or usdot_number. Paid, flat price;

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