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FMCSA Carrier Safety integration

Know a hauler's authority and safety standing before they ever pull onto the scale.

FMCSA · U.S. DOTFortressYard
Legal & DBA namePulled in
USDOT / MC / MX docket numberPulled in
Operating authority statusPulled in
Insurance on filePulled in
Out-of-service flagsPulled in
Safety ratingPulled in
Overview

FortressYard links each carrier to its FMCSA record by USDOT or MC number and pulls a live safety snapshot — operating authority, insurance status, and out-of-service flags — straight from the FMCSA's official QCMobile service. Linked carriers refresh on a schedule, and every record deep-links to its public SAFER profile for a one-click manual check.

Best for
Yards that hire owner-operators and outside trucks and want to confirm a carrier is authorized and insured before loading them.
What's included
Carrier authority and safety verified before they haul
Out-of-service and insurance-gap warnings
One-click links to the official SAFER profile
Automatic refresh of every linked carrier
Pulls from the FMCSA QCMobile API (free, government-issued webkey). Fail-open — a missing key or API hiccup never blocks loading a truck.
Why FortressYard + FMCSA Carrier Safety?

The data shows up where the work happens

Always current

Refreshed on a schedule, so you're working from today's data — not a spreadsheet someone exported last quarter.

Built into the workflow

It shows up where the work happens — the scale house, dispatch, the quote, the call sheet — not in a separate tool to remember.

Fail-open by design

If FMCSA Carrier Safety is briefly unavailable, nothing stops. Operations keep running and the data refreshes on the next successful pull.

No extra software

FortressYard runs the connection for you. There's nothing new for the crew to log into or maintain.

How it works

Set it up once, then it just runs

1Link

Search a carrier by name, USDOT, or MC number and link it to its FMCSA record in one click.

2Pull

FortressYard fetches the carrier's authority, insurance, and safety snapshot from the FMCSA QCMobile service.

3Flag

Out-of-service status, missing authority, or insurance gaps surface as compliance hints on the carrier record.

4Refresh

Linked carriers refresh automatically on a schedule, so the snapshot never goes stale.

Data that flows in

What FMCSA Carrier Safety brings into FortressYard

Legal & DBA name
USDOT / MC / MX docket number
Operating authority status
Insurance on file
Out-of-service flags
Safety rating
FMCSA · U.S. DOTFortressYard
Legal & DBA namePulled in
USDOT / MC / MX docket numberPulled in
Operating authority statusPulled in
Insurance on filePulled in
FAQ

FMCSA Carrier Safety integration questions

Where does the safety data come from?
The FMCSA's official QCMobile service — the same federal source behind the public SAFER website — so the authority and safety status you see is authoritative.
How do I check a carrier?
Search by company name, USDOT, or MC number and link the match. FortressYard caches the safety snapshot and deep-links to the carrier's SAFER profile for verification.
Does it stay current?
Yes. Linked carriers refresh automatically on a schedule, so authority and insurance changes show up without anyone re-checking by hand.
What if the lookup is unavailable?
It fails open — operations never block. You can still load and bill; the snapshot refreshes on the next successful run.
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