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GET/v1/motorcarrier

Look up a motor carrier by USDOT or MC number

Canonical FMCSA carrier profile. Provide exactly one of `dot` or `mc`. On this listing contact details (phone, fax, email), company officers, MCS-150 details, crash rate, cargo/operation classifications, equipment and hazmat fields are returned as an upgrade-notice string rather than data. Not a consumer report; may not be used for employment, credit, tenant screening or individual insurance underwriting.

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Example code

// Using @orth/sdk - The simplest way to call APIs // Install: npm install @orth/sdk import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk"; const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({ apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY, }); const output = await orthogonal.run({ api: "api-ninjas", path: "/v1/motorcarrier" }); console.log(output);

Query parameters

dot
number

USDOT number. Provide either dot or mc.

mc
string

Docket number, with or without the MC/MX/FF prefix. Provide either dot or mc.

min_bipd
number

BI&PD threshold in dollars used by the criteria checks. (Default: 1000000)

min_cargo
number

Cargo coverage threshold in dollars used by the criteria checks. (Default: 100000)

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