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Carrier monitoring for freight brokers.
Carrier monitoring for freight brokers is watching a carrier you already approved. Authority and BMC filings live on L&I; phone and address live on the census. Alerts are a prompt to re-check, not a booking decision.
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Carrier monitoring for freight brokers is the work after the first look: a watchlist on carriers you already approved, not another DOT paste. FMCSA insurance filing requirements (fetched 2026-10-29) says that once operating authority is granted, the carrier must keep proof of insurance and a process-agent designation on file with FMCSA to avoid revocation proceedings. That filing of record is FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), not a forwarded PDF and not the census snapshot.
FMCSA L&I — mailed insurance and BOC-3 filings enter in 3–5 working days (fetched 2026-10-29): mailed insurance and BOC-3 filings are not entered on the date of receipt — allow 3–5 working days. Last month’s certificate is not this morning’s BMC-91. When an alert fires, re-open L&I, match the next rate con, and call the census telephone if identity fields changed. Desk monitoring pages those prompts. It does not replace L&I.
what Verifreta watches
- Authority status changes on carriers you add to the watchlist
- Insurance filing changes and related signals that warrant a re-check
- Census contact detail changes (phone, address) that break last month’s identity check
- Shared-identity cross-ref when multiple DOT records share a telephone or address
Alerts are prompts to re-run the desk checklist. They are not a booking decision by themselves.
how it fits the first look
desk checklist when an alert fires
- Re-open the docket the same day — authority type/status and insurance filings.
- Re-match legal name on the next rate con (Inc vs LLC).
- If phone or address changed, call the new census telephone before cover.
- Save dated screens with the load file.
what monitoring is not
- Not a booking decision by itself — alerts are prompts to re-run the desk checklist.
- Not cargo insurance or a safety rating.
- Not ELD tracking or proof of pickup.
- Not permission to skip the census callback on a first-time MC.
fail closed
- Alert ignored and load covered on last month’s PDF.
- Authority inactive or insurance cancelling before pickup.
- Contact change with no callback to the census number.
Desk plan
Monitoring ships on the Desk plan with unlimited lookups, COI parsing, team seats, and cited guides. 7-day free trial · then $49/mo · cancel anytime.
start freecommon questions
What is carrier monitoring for freight brokers?
Carrier monitoring for freight brokers is a watchlist after you approve a carrier — not the first DOT or MC lookup. You re-check Licensing & Insurance for authority and BMC filings, and the census for phone and address, when those records move.
Does an alert replace Licensing & Insurance?
No. FMCSA will start revocation proceedings if proof of insurance and a process-agent designation are not kept on file. L&I is that filing of record. An alert is a prompt to re-open L&I and the census before the next dispatch.
How fresh is the L&I record a watchlist is watching?
L&I says mailed insurance and BOC-3 filings are not entered on the date of receipt — allow 3–5 working days. Yesterday’s certificate is not this morning’s BMC-91. Re-open L&I when an alert fires; do not cover on last month’s PDF.
What does Verifreta watch on Desk?
Authority status, BMC insurance filings, census phone and address, and shared-identity matches on carriers you add to the watchlist. Alerts are not a booking decision, cargo insurance, a safety rating, or permission to skip the census callback on a first-time MC.
Is carrier monitoring on the free tools?
No. DOT lookup, MC lookup, and name search are free without an account. Change monitoring on approved carriers is a Desk feature ($49/mo after a 7-day trial). Sign in to add a carrier to the watchlist.