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Motor Carrier Lookup

Transportation1 credit/cellSheets · Excel4.5M USDOT numbersNew
=VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber")
What this pulls

Motor Carrier Lookup returns the FMCSA record of a trucking or bus company from its USDOT number or its MC, MX or FF docket number. It covers USDOT status, entity and operation type, addresses, dockets, fleet and driver counts, MCS-150 date, safety rating, out-of-service orders, operating authority status and insurance on file. Paid plans add contact details, cargo classes, equipment, mileage, crash rate, insurance policies, authority history and pass/fail compliance checks with your own thresholds.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

motorcarrierlookup.xlsxsample data
A2fx=VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber")
A
B
C
D
E
1
Dot Number
Legal Name
Dba Name
Status
Operation
2
80806
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC
J B HUNT
active
interstate
3
4
click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell
Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber") down a column and Motor Carrier Lookup returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Motor Carrier Lookup beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Live or frozen

Keep the motor carrier lookup values as formulas that look up again when their inputs change, or fill them as plain values that never move.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber")
Optional inputs

Tune the result by adding name=value before the field argument — in any order. Leave one out and its default applies.

  • dot

    USDOT number, for example 80806. Use dot, docket or mc

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "dot", "80806")
  • docket

    Docket number with its prefix: MC, MX or FF, for example MC135797

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "docket", "MC135797")
  • mc

    MC number without the prefix, for example 135797

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "mc", "135797")
  • checksPremium

    Add pass/fail compliance checks against the thresholds below

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "checks", "true")
  • historyPremium

    Add authority history and revocations

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "history", "true")
  • minBipdPremium

    Compliance threshold: minimum BI&PD insurance on file in US dollars

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "minBipd", "750000")
  • minCargoPremium

    Compliance threshold: minimum cargo insurance in US dollars; 0 skips the check

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "minCargo", "100000")
  • maxMcs150MonthsPremium

    Compliance threshold: the MCS-150 must be updated within this many months

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "maxMcs150Months", "24")
  • minAuthorityDaysPremium

    Compliance threshold: minimum days since operating authority was first granted

    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "minAuthorityDays", "90")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name right after the inputs to land just that value in the cell.

  • Dot Number
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber")
  • Legal Name
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "legalName")
  • Dba Name
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dbaName")
  • Entity Types
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "entityTypes")
  • Operation
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "operation")
  • Operation Classifications
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "operationClassifications")
  • Business Type
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "businessType")
  • Registration Date
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "registrationDate")
  • Physical Address
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "physicalAddress")
  • Physical Address › Street
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "physicalAddress.street")
  • Physical Address › City
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "physicalAddress.city")
  • Physical Address › State
    =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "physicalAddress.state")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Motor Carrier Lookup, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Motor Carrier Lookup into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber") into any cell. The argument after the inputs names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Motor Carrier Lookup?
Motor Carrier Lookup returns dotNumber, legalName, dbaName, entityTypes and operation, plus 7 more — name any one of them after the inputs and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Can I narrow what Motor Carrier Lookup returns?
Yes — Motor Carrier Lookup takes "dot", "docket", "mc" and "checks", plus 5 more as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the inputs and the field, in any order, so =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup", "dotNumber", "dot", "80806") shapes the result without changing anything else.
Can I fill a whole column of Motor Carrier Lookup at once?
Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell and one call returns a value for every row, or drag =VERVE("motorcarrierlookup") down like any spreadsheet function.
How many credits does each Motor Carrier Lookup cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Motor Carrier Lookup work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
How current is Motor Carrier Lookup?
It draws on 4.5M USDOT numbers, served live from APIVerve's production data engine, and a cell looks up again whenever its inputs change.
Combine it with
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=VERVE("aircrafttypes", "count")
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=VERVE("airlinelookup", "AA", "name")
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Airport Lookup
=VERVE("airports", "MCI", "icao")
Convert Airport Codes
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Decode VINs
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