{"id":"b75e60f0-cfee-40c2-b9eb-ef0b4c9be75d","task":"Search for a carrier by legal or DBA name using the FMCSA QCMobile API","domain":"mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov","steps":["Obtain a WebKey via Login.gov and the FMCSA Developer 'My WebKeys' page as described in the QCMobile API getting-started guide.","Call GET https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/carriers/name/{name}?webKey=YOUR_WEB_KEY with the URL-encoded company legal or DBA name.","Add the optional start and size query parameters to page through results when a name matches multiple carriers.","Inspect each returned record's DOT number and docket numbers to disambiguate similarly named companies.","Cross-check the top candidate against a direct DOT-number lookup before treating the name match as authoritative."],"gotchas":["FMCSA's own docs note results are limited to the first 50 carriers per call — use the start parameter to page beyond that.","Common mover names (e.g. 'Allied', 'Elite Moving') return many unrelated companies; name search alone is not a reliable unique identifier."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T12:33:52.129Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b75e60f0-cfee-40c2-b9eb-ef0b4c9be75d"}