Flatbed carrier vetting: cargo securement and published Vehicle Maintenance alerts
Load boards find flatbed capacity. This page is how you vet the USDOT before you tender. We do not match trucks to lanes.
After Montgomery, the hiring file can be read in state court
After Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, a negligent-hiring file can be read in state court. Flatbed work often shows up in Vehicle Maintenance: securement, brakes, and tires under shifting loads. ClearTheTender shows FMCSA’s own Vehicle Maintenance measure and intervention-threshold alert.
What FMCSA published — and what it withheld
Live categories: Unsafe Driving, HOS, Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances, Vehicle Maintenance (measure + alert). Crash Indicator and HM Compliance stay padlocked because FAST Act does not publish them 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
We cannot filter 2 million carriers by trailer type. MCS-150 “cargo carried” boxes are self-reported and stale. Look up the USDOT you already have.
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Questions
What does an FMCSA Vehicle Maintenance alert mean?
It is FMCSA’s own ac flag: the published measure crossed the intervention threshold FMCSA computes. We display that flag and the raw measure.
Can I search ClearTheTender for flatbed carriers?
No. Search by USDOT, MC #, or legal name. Then read the published alerts, live OOS, and authority on that carrier.
What do I buy if I already have the MC number?
A Due Diligence Dossier is $35 for one USDOT (frozen snapshot and SHA-256 PDF). Broker Pro is $129/mo for a CSV of up to 500 USDOTs.
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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