SAFER — the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records system — is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's free public database for looking up motor carriers. Its Company Snapshot returns a carrier's operating authority status, whether it is allowed to operate, its insurance on file, fleet size, and its recent crash and inspection history, searchable by USDOT number or MC (docket) number.
SAFER is the baseline vetting tool for anyone hiring a carrier: before tendering a load, a shipper or broker can confirm the carrier's authority is active, its insurance is in place, and it is not under an out-of-service order. Because the data comes straight from FMCSA, it is authoritative rather than self-reported.
QuoteFleet's directory is built on this same FMCSA public data, and its compliance tools let you run a live SAFER-style snapshot on any USDOT or MC number without leaving the page.
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