FMCSA data status

How old the FMCSA data behind FRED is, whether FMCSA's live services are answering, and the known problems with FMCSA's data.

FMCSA data is current

Checked 9 min ago. FRED checks FMCSA's files and live services every 15 minutes.

FMCSA's files

Motor carrier census

Registration, fleet size, drivers and operation. FMCSA updated it today.

In FRED
4 days old

Read at each weekly refresh.

Roadside inspections

Every inspection, its violations and out-of-service orders. FMCSA updated it today.

At FMCSA
2 days old
In FRED grades
12 days old
On motor carrier pages
49 days old

Grades count inspections in whole months. The inspection lists on motor carrier pages come from FMCSA's monthly SMS release.

Crash reports

Tow-away, injury and fatal crashes, as the states report them. FMCSA updated it today.

At FMCSA
3 days old
In FRED grades
43 days old
On motor carrier pages
58 days old

States report crashes weeks late, so grades count crashes a month behind inspections.

Authority and insurance

FMCSA's licensing file: operating authority, liability, cargo and bond. FMCSA updated it today.

At FMCSA
today
In FRED
Live

Checked live on each motor carrier page.

SMS monthly release

FMCSA's Safety Measurement System: BASIC scores and alerts. FMCSA updated it 30 days ago.

Newest inspection in it
49 days old

FMCSA releases it monthly, about three weeks after its newest inspection. Motor carrier pages show its BASIC alerts and its inspection and crash lists.

FRED's weekly refresh

Grades are rebuilt from FMCSA's files every Sunday.

Last refresh
4 days ago
Next refresh
in 3 days (Sunday, Nov 15)

Crash reports for October 2026 are 72% in so far; late reports keep arriving for weeks.

FMCSA's live services

FMCSA QCMobile

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Out-of-service orders and safety ratings on each motor carrier page

1 check so far; the bar fills in over 24 hours

FMCSA licensing lookup (Motus)

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Operating authority and insurance on each motor carrier page

1 check so far; the bar fills in over 24 hours

Known problems with FMCSA's data

  • FMCSA's quick-lookup service stopped updating authority and insurance · since May 14, 2026

    QCMobile has shown each motor carrier's operating authority and insurance as they stood on May 14, 2026, when FMCSA moved to its new registration system. FRED reads both from FMCSA's daily licensing file instead.

  • FMCSA's new licensing file lists only motor carriers changed since May 14, 2026 · since May 14, 2026

    About a quarter of active authorities were in it on Nov 1, 2026. For the rest, FRED shows FMCSA's record as it stood on May 14, which FMCSA has not changed since.

  • Some authority suspensions were recorded in error · since May 14, 2026

    FMCSA's new system has recorded some suspensions that did not happen. FRED marks suspensions recorded since May 14, 2026 with a note on the motor carrier's page.

  • Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks after the crash

    States file crash reports late, so the latest month is never complete. FRED grades count crashes one month behind roadside inspections.

  • About a third of crash reports on intrastate motor carriers carry no USDOT number

    Those crashes can't be tied to a motor carrier, so an intrastate fleet's crash record can be short.

FMCSA publishes no status feed. FRED reads when FMCSA last updated each file on data.transportation.gov, the newest record in it, and whether FMCSA's QCMobile service and licensing lookup answer. A FRED grade is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.