check a carrier before you sign on
Free background check on any US trucking company. Type a USDOT number or company name and see their operating authority, insurance on file, crash record, roadside inspection history, and safety scores — the same data brokers and big fleets pay for. If a recruiter's story doesn't match what you see here, walk away.
— carriers
— inspections
— crash records
— authority events
The USDOT number is on the truck door, the job posting, or your lease paperwork. Don't have it? Search the company name.
🤖 for ai agents & claude users
This whole dataset is also a free MCP server — connect it to Claude (or any MCP client) and ask questions in plain English: "is USDOT 1234567 safe to drive for?"
https://mcp.tattoo.foundation/mcp
Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http tattoo-foundation https://mcp.tattoo.foundation/mcp
claude.ai: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL. No signup, no key, no tracking.