Dry van carrier vetting: volume lanes and published Unsafe Driving alerts
Most interstate freight is van. The job is still the USDOT, not a van finder.
After Montgomery, the hiring file can be read in state court
High-volume van work concentrates moving-violation risk in Unsafe Driving. Montgomery puts that published record in the hiring file. ClearTheTender shows FMCSA’s Unsafe Driving measure and alert.
What FMCSA published — and what it withheld
Unsafe Driving is live (measure + alert), as are HOS, Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances, and Vehicle Maintenance. Crash and HM stay padlocked for property carriers.
Crash Indicator and HM Compliance stay padlocked for property carriers (FAST Act). We do not invent those values.
What we cannot do
Census rows are not tagged “dry van.” Search the USDOT on the rate confirmation.
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A Due Diligence Dossier is $35 (frozen snapshot and SHA-256 PDF). Broker Pro is $129/mo for a CSV of up to 500 USDOTs.
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Questions
What does an Unsafe Driving alert mean?
FMCSA’s own ac flag on the Unsafe Driving category. We print that flag and the measure.
Can I filter the directory by dry van?
No. Look up USDOT, MC #, or legal name.
What is the one-time file?
$35 freezes the published snapshot and a SHA-256 PDF for one USDOT.
Need a Due Diligence Dossier?
Search the national active-carrier directory. A single-carrier Due Diligence Dossier is $35.
Look up a USDOTRunning a broker desk?
Broker Pro watches a CSV of up to 500 USDOTs, flags OOS (out of service) and BASIC alerts, and opens any active-carrier dossier — official measure + alert, not a ranking we invented.
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Look up any active carrier. Official measure + alert, live OOS (out of service), and FAST Act padlocks — nothing fabricated.
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