Intermodal and drayage vetting: chassis, ports, and published maintenance alerts
Port and ramp work is still a USDOT. We do not list chassis pools.
After Montgomery, the hiring file can be read in state court
Chassis and container securement show up in Vehicle Maintenance. Driver qualification pressure shows up in Driver Fitness. Both are live measure + alert categories. Montgomery cares that you looked at the public file before tender.
What FMCSA published — and what it withheld
Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness are live. Crash Indicator stays padlocked. Live OOS uses the 365-day unrescinded heuristic.
Crash Indicator and HM Compliance stay padlocked for property carriers (FAST Act). We do not invent those values.
What we cannot do
No intermodal filter on the census. Look up the motor carrier USDOT on the interchange.
Look up the USDOT
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.
Or read Broker Pro details.
Questions
Which published alerts matter most here?
Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, plus live OOS. We show FMCSA’s flags. Crash Indicator stays padlocked.
Do you index port truckers by terminal?
No. Search USDOT, MC #, or legal name.
How do I watch a drayage list?
Broker Pro: CSV of up to 500 USDOTs, OOS and BASIC alerts.
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.
Get Broker Access — $129/moCheck a USDOT
Look up any active carrier. Official measure + alert, live OOS (out of service), and FAST Act padlocks — nothing fabricated.
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