SearchCarriers is a carrier research platform with three published plans. VerifyCarrier is narrower: free FMCSA lookups and one $49/month plan that watches 50 carriers and includes the API.
Prices checked against SearchCarriers's own site. Check their site for current terms.
| Feature | VerifyCarrier | SearchCarriers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free lookups; Carrier watch $49/month | Search $20/month, Compliance $70/month, Signals $300/month |
| Trial | 7-day trial of the paid plan, no credit card | 7-day free trial on Search |
| Carriers watched | 50 carriers on the $49 plan | 3 (Search), 200 (Compliance), unlimited (Signals) |
| Change alerts | Daily email when FMCSA posts an insurance cancellation or involuntary suspension (with the effective date), or the census shows an out-of-service or safety-rating change | Company watch alerts on every plan |
| API | Included: 100 calls/month free, 1,000 on the paid plan | Listed as a plan entitlement; terms not shown on the plan page |
| Research depth | FMCSA record, insurance and authority status, SMS data, 0–100 risk score | Equipment and VIN details, insurance and authority history, crash and enforcement history, associated entities, SOS filings |
| Vetting rules | Use the API for your own rules | Vetting rules engine (Compliance) |
Search tools draw on the same public records. See which government data source answers which carrier question and how to read MOTUS operating authority data.
VerifyCarrier: web lookups are free; the Carrier watch plan is $49/month for 50 carriers with the API included.
SearchCarriers lists three plans on searchcarriers.com/products: Search at $20/month with a 7-day free trial and 3 company watch alerts, Compliance at $70/month with 200 watch alerts and a vetting rules engine, and Signals at $300/month with unlimited watch alerts. Annual billing is ten times the monthly price.
It depends on how many. SearchCarriers Search covers 3 company watches for $20/month. VerifyCarrier watches 50 carriers for $49/month. SearchCarriers Compliance covers 200 for $70/month.
No. SearchCarriers lists equipment details with VIN decoding, associated entities, Secretary of State filings, contact verification, a document analyzer and a browser extension. VerifyCarrier focuses on FMCSA lookups, a 0–100 risk score, filing alerts and an API.
The public FMCSA checks to run before booking a load, whichever tool you use. Read the carrier vetting guide.