Reefer carrier vetting: dwell time, fatigue, and published HOS alerts
Load boards find reefer capacity. This page is how you vet the USDOT before you tender. We do not match trucks to grocery lanes.
After Montgomery, the hiring file can be read in state court
Long dwell at DCs pushes Hours of Service. After Montgomery, the desk needs a timestamped copy of what FMCSA published on that USDOT — including the HOS measure and alert — not a screenshot that disappears when an OOS flag is later rescinded.
What FMCSA published — and what it withheld
HOS is a live category: measure + alert. The other four live categories show the same way. Crash Indicator and HM stay padlocked for property carriers (FAST Act).
Crash Indicator and HM Compliance stay padlocked for property carriers (FAST Act). We do not invent those values.
What we cannot do
We do not filter by reefer vs dry van. Look up the USDOT on the load tender.
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
What does an FMCSA HOS alert mean?
FMCSA published an intervention-threshold alert on Hours of Service for that carrier. We show the official flag and measure.
Do you list temperature-control fleets?
No. We vet a USDOT. We are not a trailer directory.
How do I watch a reefer list I already run?
Broker Pro uploads a CSV of up to 500 USDOTs and emails OOS and BASIC alerts on that list.
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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