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FMCSA SAFER and SMS carrier registry

FMCSA's public motor carrier safety data: the SAFER Company Snapshot system (safer.fmcsa.dot.gov: carrier name search, Company Snapshot by USDOT or MC/MX number with identity, authority, fleet size, drivers, cargo, 24-month inspection/out-of-service/crash counts and safety rating) and the Safety Measurement System (ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS: paginated carrier search with power units, inspection and crash totals, carrier overview with BASIC status, investigations and activity summary, the per-carrier XML export of individual inspections, violations and crashes, and name autocomplete). Anonymous, read-only; Licensing & Insurance (li-public, reCAPTCHA) and the QCMobile API (registered key) are not covered.

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Find carriers named Werner Enterprises in SAFER and show USDOT numbers and city/state locations.

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1Request
stringRequired

USDOT number (digits) or an SMS /SMS/Carrier/{dot}/ URL.

string

Restrict the export to one BASIC (the site's Download focus). Default all. crash_indicator exports crashes only.

string

Opaque cursor from a previous call's meta.page.next_cursor (the record offset); omit for the first page.

5 credits
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const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "safer-fmcsa-dot-gov",
    capability: "carriers/get_sms_safety_records",
    options: {
      usdot_number: "2796384",
    },
  },
});
2Response example

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{
  "basic": {
    "code": 0,
    "name": "All"
  },
  "count": 4,
  "crashes": [],
  "inspections": [
    {
      "hazmat_inspection": false,
      "inspection_date": "2025-11-19",
      "level": 2,
      "placardable_hazmat_vehicle_inspection": false,
      "report_number": "WI2346000341",
      "report_state": "WI",
      "time_weight": 2,
      "vehicles": [
        {
          "license_number": "TS62324",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 1,
          "unit_type": "Truck Tractor",
          "vin": "1XP7DB9X05D871994"
        },
        {
          "license_number": "843357",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 2,
          "unit_type": "Semi-Trailer",
          "vin": "1W1MAFYW94A239062"
        }
      ],
      "violations": [
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.11B-CSSRR",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 3,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "396.3A1-BALR",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test",
          "out_of_service": true,
          "time_severity_weight": 6,
          "unit": "1"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "396.3A1-BALAC",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "1"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.9A-LTSI",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.",
          "out_of_service": true,
          "time_severity_weight": 8,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.9A-LSML",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 2,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.9A-LSLIWR",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on",
          "out_of_service": true,
          "time_severity_weight": 8,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.9A-LIL",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 2,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.95A1",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 2,
          "unit": "1"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.55D2-B",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.55D1-B",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "hazmat_inspection": false,
      "inspection_date": "2025-12-17",
      "level": 2,
      "placardable_hazmat_vehicle_inspection": false,
      "report_number": "WI2346000402",
      "report_state": "WI",
      "time_weight": 2,
      "vehicles": [
        {
          "license_number": "TS62322",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 1,
          "unit_type": "Truck Tractor",
          "vin": "1XP5DB9X25N856835"
        },
        {
          "license_number": "869490",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 2,
          "unit_type": "Semi-Trailer",
          "vin": "1W1MAF1AX2A235615"
        }
      ],
      "violations": [
        {
          "basic": "Unsafe Driving",
          "code": "392.2-SLLS3",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 7,
          "unit": "D"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "396.3A1-BALR",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test",
          "out_of_service": true,
          "time_severity_weight": 6,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "396.3A1-BALAC",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.55E-B",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "2"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Vehicle Maint.",
          "code": "393.55D1-B",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "hazmat_inspection": false,
      "inspection_date": "2026-03-10",
      "level": 3,
      "placardable_hazmat_vehicle_inspection": false,
      "report_number": "WI2486003052",
      "report_state": "WI",
      "time_weight": 3,
      "vehicles": [
        {
          "license_number": "TS62322",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 1,
          "unit_type": "Truck Tractor",
          "vin": "1XP5DB9X25N856835"
        },
        {
          "license_number": "869490",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 2,
          "unit_type": "Semi-Trailer",
          "vin": "1W1MAF1AX2A235615"
        }
      ],
      "violations": [
        {
          "basic": "Unsafe Driving",
          "code": "392.2-SLLS2",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "D"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "hazmat_inspection": false,
      "inspection_date": "2026-03-20",
      "level": 3,
      "placardable_hazmat_vehicle_inspection": false,
      "report_number": "WI2551002051",
      "report_state": "WI",
      "time_weight": 3,
      "vehicles": [
        {
          "license_number": "TS60803",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 1,
          "unit_type": "Truck Tractor",
          "vin": "1XP5DB9X1XN481491"
        },
        {
          "license_number": "838601",
          "license_state": "WI",
          "unit": 2,
          "unit_type": "Semi-Trailer",
          "vin": "5WSAA4320EN045238"
        }
      ],
      "violations": [
        {
          "basic": "Unsafe Driving",
          "code": "392.2-SLLS2",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 4,
          "unit": "D"
        },
        {
          "basic": "Unsafe Driving",
          "code": "392.2-SLLTCD",
          "convicted_of_different_charge": false,
          "description": "State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other",
          "out_of_service": false,
          "time_severity_weight": 5,
          "unit": "D"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "observed_at_ms": 1791157546174,
  "offset": 0,
  "page_size": 50,
  "serious_violations": [],
  "snapshot_date": "2026-08-28",
  "source_url": "https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS/Carrier/2796384/Download.aspx?BASIC=0&FileType=XML",
  "total_crashes": 0,
  "total_inspections": 4,
  "total_records": 4,
  "total_serious_violations": 0,
  "usdot_number": "2796384"
}

Benchmarks

Public records benchmarks

Quality, speed and cost, last 24 hours, across every agent call to FMCSA SAFER and SMS carrier registry through Alexandria.

Quality
100%
Calls answered without a tool error
Speed
649 ms
95% of successful calls finish faster
Cost
5 credits
Firecrawl credits per call
Calls
44
Last 24 hours, every Alexandria user

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