FMCSA Company Snapshot
Search the USDOT number and match the legal name, address, operating status, phone, and authority.
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Verify before freight changes hands.
A profile badge, subscription, email, or text is never enough by itself. Match official records, identity, equipment, insurance, and pickup details before releasing freight.
Licensing & insurance
Review federal licensing and insurance records. Independently contact the insurer if a certificate or contact detail does not match.
Open official L&I searchInsurance checklist
Check the insured name, coverage, cargo limits, exclusions, expiration, and issuing contact.
Read insurance checklistFreight fraud guide
Review warning signs for stolen identity, changed payment instructions, double brokering, and off-platform pressure.
Read fraud guidePickup checklist
Before the truck arrives
- Confirm commodity, dimensions, weight, value, and handling requirements.
- Set a specific pickup window and named contact.
- Confirm dock, forklift, liftgate, ramp, pallet jack, and driver-assist needs.
- Match the driver, truck, plate, carrier name, USDOT/MC, and insurance.
- Photograph count and condition before loading.
- Keep the rate confirmation, messages, bill of lading, pickup proof, and delivery proof.
Stop and recheck when
- The company name, phone, email domain, or payment instructions suddenly change.
- The driver or truck does not match the information provided.
- A party pressures you to move off-platform or skip normal documents.
- The rate, equipment promise, or pickup story changes after acceptance.
- The load is duplicated, old, vague, or cannot be reconfirmed.
Emergency or suspected crime? Contact local law enforcement and the appropriate government agency. Relocation Manager USA does not replace legal, insurance, or regulatory advice.