FMCSA
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — the agency that registers and regulates commercial motor carriers and publishes the census, licensing and safety data.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for regulating commercial motor carriers and reducing crashes involving large trucks and buses.
Its public datasets — the Company Census, Licensing & Insurance, and safety files — are the source of the ~2.2M US carrier records in Fraktix.
Related terms
DOT number
A unique identifier the U.S. FMCSA assigns to a commercial motor carrier; it's the primary key for tracking a carrier's safety, registration and inspection record.
Operating authority
FMCSA permission that defines what kind of freight or passengers a carrier may transport for hire — common, contract or broker authority.