Carrier vetting for freight brokers
Know who's hauling your load before you tender it.
CarrierCipher checks a carrier's FMCSA record, insurance, contacts and payment details, spots fraud patterns, and gives you one clear verdict with the reasons behind it.
Built for US freight brokers. Connect through the API from any TMS or your own system.
- Operating authorityActive
- Insurance on file vs requiredMeets minimum
- OFAC screeningNo match
- Dispatch phoneVoIP line
- Remit-to emailChanged recently
How it works
One check, one answer, then we keep watching.
No long dossier to dig through. You get the verdict first and only the details that matter.
Enter an MC or DOT number
From your TMS or your own system. We pull the public FMCSA record and run every check against what the carrier gave you.
Get a green, yellow or red verdict
Each rating comes with short, plain-English reasons, so you know exactly what to look at and why.
Stay alerted to changes
Carriers are rechecked nightly. If authority, insurance, contacts or payment details change, you hear about it.
What we check
Everything planned for launch
Public records plus what the carrier provides, cross-checked so the gaps and mismatches stand out.
FMCSA & compliance
- Authority, insurance and safety from FMCSA, with a clear verdict and short reasons
- Minimum authority age you set for your company
- Broker-only authority flag when there's no active carrier authority
- Insurance on file vs required, with shortfall alerts
- OFAC sanctions screening
- FMCSA change alerts and nightly rechecks
Contacts & identity
- Phone line type, flagging VoIP and prepaid numbers
- Address type, flagging mail drops, residential and vacant addresses
- Email and phone checks on carrier contacts
- Rate-con contacts matched to the FMCSA record
- IP checks and TIN matching
Fraud & duplicates
- Duplicate detection across carriers: shared bank accounts, VINs, contact details, EIN and phone
- Overlapping-load flags
- Bank, factor and remit-to change flags
- VIN photo checks
- Private watch list for your company
Packets, records & shared flags
- Online carrier packet with e-signing. Use our carrier agreement, or send us yours and we'll adopt it
- Insurance certificate requests and reading
- Dated PDF vetting record for your load file
- Shared carrier flags across brokers, with the carrier invited to respond
- Green, yellow and red risk rating with reasons
The verdict
Three colors. Always with reasons.
The rating tells you where to look. The decision to book stays with you.
No open issues were found in the checks we ran.
Something needs a second look, like a recent change to contacts or payment details, or an authority younger than your minimum.
A serious issue was found, such as no active authority, insurance below the requirement, or a possible OFAC match.
Where it works
An API any TMS can plug into
CarrierCipher is a vetting service for freight brokers and the systems they already use. You don't have to leave your TMS to run a check.
Checks inside the tools you use
Look up a carrier by DOT or MC number, get a verdict with reasons, and keep that carrier on a monitoring list so you're alerted when something changes.
A familiar integration shape
The API uses token authentication, carrier lookup by DOT or MC, a monitored-carrier list, and change polling, plus optional webhooks if you want alerts pushed to your system.
How far we go
What we do, and what we don't
We'd rather be clear about limits than oversell a check.
We flag, never block
CarrierCipher raises flags and explains them. You decide whether to book the carrier.
No guarantees
No check can guarantee a carrier is legitimate. Our checks help you spot risk sooner.
Public records and carrier-provided data
We use public records and the information the carrier gives you or us.
No insurance sales or credit reports
We don't sell insurance and we don't provide credit reports.
Launching January 1st, 2027
Want to know the moment CarrierCipher is live? Email us and we'll let you know at launch.