Annex OrbisCarrier vetting · for brokers
Check the carrier. Keep the evidence.
Public FMCSA records for any carrier, broker or freight forwarder: authority, insurance filings, inspections, crashes and out-of-service history, each with its source date. Signed in, one page lists what to verify, never a score, and saves as dated evidence.
AvailableRoutes › Research · the company page, signed in
Illustration · fictional names and data
Where it works
The lookup on any phone. The research page at the desk.
Anyone can open the public FMCSA lookup at annexorbis.com/fmcsa: no account, any browser, phones included. Company research, the inspection map and the evidence download live in the web app, signed in.
Carrier vetting, device by device
- WebAvailableCompany research, the inspection map, evidence download and print, on a computer or in a tablet browser 768 px and wider. The do-not-use list is here too, in testing.
- TabletAvailableOn a tablet, research opens in the browser: the same signed-in pages. The tablet app has no research screen of its own.
- MobileAvailableThe public lookup opens in any phone browser, no sign-in. A phone’s browser can’t open the signed-in workspace, and the phone app has no research screen.
Brokers are in the lookup too: a carrier can read your brokerage’s authority and bond filing the same way you read theirs.
The public lookup · no sign-in
Look up any carrier, broker or forwarder, from any phone.
Search by name, USDOT, MC or FF number across public FMCSA records nationwide. Each record opens on an overview, with insurance filings, authority history, safety activity and sources one tab away, and a link to the official FMCSA record.
Available
- Carriers, brokers and freight forwarders, in one search
- Authority and registration history, with the dates FMCSA published
- Insurance filings with their effective and cancellation dates
- Inspections, crashes and out-of-service history over 24 months
- Business contact as filed, fleet and drivers, cargo carried
- Sources and freshness on every record
Availableannexorbis.com/fmcsa · illustration, fictional carrier
Company research · signed in
Findings that ask a question. Evidence that answers it.
The research page reads the company’s public FMCSA records and lists what to verify in plain words: a filing that cancels soon, an authority that isn’t active, a registration under 90 days old. It never adds them up into a score. The records behind each finding sit on the same page, so you read, weigh and decide.
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AvailableRoutes › Research · the same page, further down · illustration, fictional carrier
- Finding 1: read it in context
The common authority is active; the inactive one is a contract authority. Whether that matters for this load is your call.
- Finding 2: the question
One liability filing cancels October 15. Is replacement coverage on file for after that date?
- The answer, on the same page
A replacement filing for $1,000,000 with Calder Casualty took effect September 12, listed in FMCSA’s active and pending source. The page never decides for you.
- Items to verify, each with the records behind it, never a scoreAvailable
- Authority by docket: liability, bond and cargo, required and filedAvailable
- Insurance filings with insurer, amount, effective and cancellation datesAvailable
- Official orders, authority timeline, fleet, crash involvement and SMS contextAvailable
What the page can flag
- FMCSA registration began within the last 90 days
- An authority grant is less than 90 days old
- An authority isn’t reported as active
- A filing has a future cancellation date
- A stated filing requirement isn’t shown as met
- A revocation or suspension has a future effective date
- An out-of-service order has no rescission date
- A Conditional or Unsatisfactory FMCSA rating
- Fewer than 20 inspections in the window
- A fleet count reported more than two years ago
- Conflicting records, left out and said so
- A source past its freshness window
A careful check, start to finish
The research hub opens with a checklist for hiring a carrier. Here is where the platform stands on each step.
- 01Confirm who you’re working with
Call back on the phone number in the carrier’s FMCSA registration, not the one in the email. Every record shows it. A code sent to that number is part of the carrier packet, which is coming.
AvailableRegistry phone on every record - 02Review authority and insurance filings
Authority by docket, liability required and filed, bond and cargo, and each filing’s effective and cancellation dates.
AvailableCompany research - 03Read the safety history in context
Where inspections happened, month by month and report by report, beside nationwide out-of-service statistics.
AvailableInspection map · OOS statistics - 04Confirm the carrier at pickup
Match the driver and truck that arrive to the carrier you booked. Driver checks before pickup are coming; the Verification page shows how they’ll work.
ComingDriver and truck checksVerification & fraud defence
Inspection map
See where its trucks get inspected.
Six, twelve or 24 months of inspections by state and by month, with each report’s level, violations and out-of-service count. Compare the footprint with the lanes the carrier says it runs.
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24 months: 41 · Indexed inspections in window
AvailableRoutes › Research · inspection map · switch the period · illustration, fictional carrier
Color shows inspection volume, not safety or risk. The map uses the state on each report; it doesn’t show every state a carrier serves or the roads it takes.
Out-of-service statisticsAvailable
Which violations most often put a driver or a truck out of service nationwide, ranked, with each code’s share and the source snapshot. The context for reading one carrier’s record.
Open the OOS statisticsDated evidence
Keep what you checked, and when you checked it.
One button saves the whole research page as a JSON file: the findings, the records behind them, the methodology version, the review time and each source’s published and indexed dates. Another prints the page, or saves it as a PDF, for the carrier’s file.
- Download dated evidence (JSON)Available
- Print or save as PDFAvailable
- Every source with its published and indexed datesAvailable
Public records support your research. They don’t verify the person contacting you or prove a shipment is legitimate. The file keeps what the record said and when you checked it.
AvailableThe downloaded file and the printed page · illustration, fictional carrier
Do-not-use list
Rule a carrier out once, for the whole brokerage.
Add a carrier with the reason, and everyone at your company sees it. The list stays private to your company, and removing an entry asks for a reason and keeps the history. When a listed carrier is picked for a tender, the app warns before you go on.
In testingToday each entry is keyed to the carrier’s ANNEX ORBIS organization id, and the warning lets you continue. The warning sits in the tender carrier picker, and tendering is coming. Entries by USDOT or MC, checked when a load is offered, are next.
- A reason on every entry, and the date it was added
- Remove with a reason; the entry stays as Removed
- A warning in the tender carrier picker, once tendering arrives
- Never shared with any other organization
In testingRoutes › Carrier do-not-use list · the tender picker in front is coming · illustration, fictional carriers
What we’re building next
From a one-time check to carriers you keep track of.
A carrier that checked out in June can lapse in October. This is what’s next for vetting after the first load. Each piece is marked Coming until it runs in production.
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Coming
The carrier packet
Onboarding in one place, started from the USDOT: the registry fills what it already knows, and the carrier sends only what no registry holds.
- Prefilled from the USDOT: legal name, address, authority and liability filing
- A code the platform sends to the phone number in the FMCSA registration
- Cargo COI with insurer, limit and expiry, and a W-9
- Payment method, or a factoring company with its notice of assignment
- The carrier–broker agreement, signed in the same packet
- Approval stays closed until every required item is in
- Coming
Follow a carrier
Built and switched off today: follow a carrier and get an email when its identity, authority, insurance filings or out-of-service status change, with safety changes in a daily summary and a one-click unsubscribe.
- Coming
Your whole carrier list, watched
Continuous monitoring of every carrier you work with against new FMCSA releases, with changes gathered for the brokerage rather than one person’s inbox.
- Coming
Scorecards from your own loads
On time at pickup and delivery from geofence arrival times, tenders accepted, paperwork back: dated facts from loads on the platform, never a score.
- COI expiry checksComing
Each certificate’s expiry kept from the packet, a reminder before it lapses, and its limits held against the load.
- Fraud indicator checks on real carriersComing
Signals such as a phone or address shared with a revoked carrier, a sudden registry contact change or one VIN on two carriers. The catalogue exists and runs on test data; next it runs on real carriers.
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Status, plainly
Carrier vetting, status by status
Available is live in production. In testing is built and running, not yet proven with real customers. Coming is planned or partly built.
The public lookup
- Carriers, brokers and freight forwarders in public FMCSA records, nationwideAvailable
- Authority and registration history, insurance filings with effective and cancellation datesAvailable
- Inspections, crashes and out-of-service history, with source datesAvailable
- Out-of-service violation statisticsAvailable
- Opens in any browser, phones included, with no accountAvailable
Company research
- Items to verify, each with the records behind it, never a scoreAvailable
- Bond, liability and cargo, required and filed, for every authorityAvailable
- Inspection map: 6, 12 or 24 months, by state, by month and report by reportAvailable
- Dated evidence download (JSON) and printAvailable
Your carrier lists
- Do-not-use list: a reason on every entry, removals kept, private to your companyIn testing
- Do-not-use by USDOT or MC, with a warning when a listed carrier is picked for a tenderComing
- Follow a carrier, with email alerts (built, switched off)Coming
- Continuous monitoring of your carrier listComing
Onboarding and track record
- Carrier packet: USDOT prefill, a code to the registry phone, COI, W-9, payment method or factor with NOA, agreementComing
- COI expiry checksComing
- Fraud indicator checks on real carriersComing
- Scorecards from your own loads: on-time from geofences, acceptance, document turnaroundComing
Not offered
- Load boards
- W-9 TIN match
- Bank account verification
FAQ
Questions brokers ask
Is there a safety score, or a pass or fail?
No. The research page lists findings, such as a filing that cancels soon or an authority that isn’t active, each one a question to resolve with the records behind it. It’s an evidence review, not an FMCSA safety rating, a hiring approval or a fraud prediction. The decision stays with you.
How current are the records?
They’re public FMCSA records as FMCSA publishes them, and every page shows each source’s published and indexed dates. The last full nationwide index ran September 19, 2026. When a source is past its freshness window, the research page says so.
Does a clean record prove I’m talking to the real carrier?
No. A public record doesn’t confirm who is contacting you. Call back on the phone number in the carrier’s FMCSA registration, not the one in the email, and match the driver and truck at pickup. A code the platform sends to that registry phone is part of the carrier packet, which is coming.
Will I hear when a carrier’s insurance filing is cancelled?
Not yet. Following a carrier with email alerts is built and switched off, and watching your whole carrier list is coming. Today the research page flags a filing with a future cancellation date whenever you open it.
Do carriers have to be on ANNEX ORBIS?
No. The lookup and the research page cover every carrier, broker and forwarder in public FMCSA records. The do-not-use list, in testing, covers carriers with an ANNEX ORBIS company today; entries by USDOT or MC are next.
Can we collect W-9s and check bank accounts?
The carrier packet that’s coming collects a W-9 and a payment method, or a factoring company with its notice of assignment. Matching a TIN with the IRS and verifying bank accounts aren’t offered.
Keep exploring
The rest of the broker platform
- Quotes & lane pricingPrice a lane with the margin in view, then send the shipper a quote link that never shows your cost.
- Tendering & rate consRate con and carrier agreement starters for e-signature, in testing; tenders that land on the carrier’s board are next.
- Verification & fraud defenceA dated public-record check today; driver pre-assignment and the carrier of record on every load are next.
- Tracking & updatesCode-verified tracking links for shippers and receivers, with the ETA on loads your own trucks run.
- Billing & carrier payInvoice the shipper, approve the carrier’s bill and keep the books on the same sign-in.
- The broker’s officeA loads@ inbox, a business line, customers, e-sign and one work queue.
- Asset-based brokersYour trucks and your brokerage on one platform, with own-truck loads run end to end.
Read the record before the freight moves.
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