Safety & fraud ratings for freight

Know who's hauling.
Know who's paying.

FreightLegit rates freight brokers and motor carriers from 1 to 5 on Safety and Fraud Risk, built on public FMCSA data.

Freight has a trust problem

A load board listing or an MC number doesn't tell you who you're really dealing with.

Freight fraud

Identity theft, fake carriers and stolen loads cost honest operators time, money and cargo.

Double brokering

Loads get re-brokered without the shipper's knowledge, and the carrier who hauled it may never get paid.

Chameleon carriers

Operations shut down under one authority and reopen under a new name to shed a bad safety record.

Unsafe carriers

A clean-looking profile can hide habits that put drivers and the public at risk on the road.

How the scores work

Two ratings, each from 1 to 5. 5 is best.

Safety score

Will they make the safe choice?

The Safety score predicts whether a carrier will make the choice that prevents a future wreck, not just tally its past. Control over the truck and driver is the core question, and fleet size doesn't matter.

  • Weighs heavily: false logs, driving over hours, English-proficiency violations, unqualified drivers, out-of-service violations
  • Weighs lightly: honest paperwork and data-entry errors
Fraud Risk score

Are they who they say they are?

  • Chameleon checks: cross-references VINs, addresses, phone numbers and officers across authorities
  • Impossible inspections: flags one truck inspected in distant regions within days
  • Insurer quality: considers whether coverage comes from an insurer that does real risk assessment
Broker scores

You are who you hire

Brokers are scored on the carriers they put on loads. A broker that keeps hiring unsafe or suspicious carriers will see it reflected in its own rating.

Built on public FMCSA data. Ratings are informational and meant to support, not replace, your own due diligence.

Who it's for

Carriers & owner-operators

Check a broker before you book the load, and know if they're likely to pay.

Brokers & shippers

Vet carriers for safety habits and fraud signals before you tender freight.

Insurers

Add a behavior-focused view of risk to your underwriting and monitoring.

Built from the driver's seat

FreightLegit was founded by a working owner-operator who has seen firsthand how fraud and unsafe operators hurt the people doing the job right. The ratings are built around the questions carriers and brokers actually ask before a load moves.

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