Freight Industry Resource Guides
In-depth guides for freight brokers, shippers, and safety professionals — every statistic backed by Truck Graph's analysis of 695,586 carriers, 5,250,000 inspections, and 650,000 revocations in the FMCSA database.
All statistics derived from live FMCSA data. Last synced: May 29, 2026.
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How to Verify a Trucking Company Before Shipping Freight
Step-by-step guide to verifying a trucking company's authority, insurance, safety record, and risk indicators before tendering freight using FMCSA data.
Understanding Out-of-Service Rates: What the Data Shows
Analysis of out-of-service rates across inspections in the FMCSA database. What OOS rates mean, how they're calculated, and what constitutes an acceptable rate.
New Carrier Authority: What the Data Reveals About Risk
Data analysis of new carrier authorities: how many are granted, failure rates, chameleon carrier patterns, and what new entrant data means for carrier vetting.
Texas Freight Market: Carrier Data and Analysis
Data-driven analysis of the Texas freight market: carrier count, top cities, fleet sizes, and market composition from FMCSA records.
Freight Insurance Filing Data: Coverage, Lapses, and What to Verify
Analysis of insurance filing data across carriers: active filings, lapse patterns, minimum requirements, and how to verify coverage using FMCSA records.
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