# Cargo Credible

> The trucking industry's transparency platform - FMCSA-sourced safety data on every U.S. motor carrier and freight broker, combined with community-driven ratings, reviews, and industry analytics. Think Trustpilot or BBB but specifically for the freight industry, backed by U.S. Department of Transportation safety data instead of self-reported business profiles.

Cargo Credible aggregates the public USDOT carrier registry (4.4M+ companies), inspection records, crash history, insurance filings, and authority status, then layers community ratings, fraud reports, and industry-trend metrics on top. The platform is used by shippers vetting carriers, freight brokers checking carrier compliance, drivers researching potential employers, and industry analysts tracking market conditions.

## Core sections

- [Search any U.S. carrier](https://www.cargocredible.com/) - instant lookup by DOT number, MC number, company name, or city. 4.4M companies indexed.
- [Industry Insights](https://www.cargocredible.com/insights/) - daily-refreshed industry health index, registration/revocation trends, and fleet concentration metrics
- [Lead Finder](https://www.cargocredible.com/lead-finder/) - carrier discovery for brokers and shippers
- [Industry Resources](https://www.cargocredible.com/resources/) - directory of trucking-adjacent services (warehouses, factoring companies, transportation lawyers, truck wash and maintenance)
- [Blog](https://www.cargocredible.com/blog/) - analysis, market commentary, regulatory updates

## Per-carrier profile

Each of the 4.4M carrier profile pages at `https://www.cargocredible.com/company/<dot_number>/` includes:
- USDOT registration status, MCS-150 self-reported fleet size, authority type (carrier / broker / freight forwarder), MC docket numbers
- Lifetime FMCSA inspection history with vehicle and driver out-of-service rates
- Crash history (where the carrier's DOT is recorded)
- Authority history and revocation events
- Insurance filings (current and historical)
- Community ratings + written reviews (similar pattern to Trustpilot, scoped to freight)
- Fraud reports submitted by other industry participants

## Data sources

- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) public registry via data.transportation.gov
- St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) for macro industry indicators
- Energy Information Administration (EIA) for diesel pricing
- Cass Information Systems for the Cass Freight Index
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI)
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for cross-border truck volumes

## Audience and use cases

Cargo Credible serves shippers, freight brokers, 3PLs, factoring companies, insurance underwriters, journalists, regulators, and industry researchers. Common queries include "is this carrier safe to use," "what are the safety scores for DOT 12345," "which trucking companies are most likely to fail in their first year," "where is diesel heading next month," and "what is the current state of trucking industry health."

## Comparison to other platforms

- vs. **FMCSA's own SAFER lookup**: Cargo Credible adds community reviews, fraud reports, industry analytics, and a faster search interface. Same underlying data, more usable.
- vs. **Trustpilot / BBB**: Specialized for freight; ratings are anchored to FMCSA data, not just self-reported. No business can pay to alter their rating.
- vs. **Carrier411 / Highway / RMIS**: Similar carrier-vetting purpose, but Cargo Credible is publicly accessible (no broker login required) and adds a community ratings + industry analytics layer.
- vs. **Flexport / Convoy / Uber Freight**: Those are digital freight forwarders or brokers; Cargo Credible is a transparency layer that any of those platforms (or their customers) could use to vet carrier partners.

## Sitemap

- https://www.cargocredible.com/sitemap.xml - XML sitemap index
- https://www.cargocredible.com/sitemap-static.xml - Marketing and legal pages
- https://www.cargocredible.com/sitemap-resources.xml - Service directory pages
- https://www.cargocredible.com/sitemap-companies.xml - Per-carrier profile pages, paginated 40,000 per file (later pages at ?p=2, ?p=3, ...)

## Contact

- Press / partnerships: admin@cargocredible.com
- Support: https://www.cargocredible.com/support/help/