Prepare a carrier watchlist CSV

CSV import is not available yet

This page explains the planned matching workflow. No file is uploaded, saved or processed here. Use individual lookup to inspect a carrier now.

Start with identifiers you can reconcile

For a future import, keep USDOT and docket identifiers in separate columns and preserve MC, FF or MX prefixes. Keep the company name as context rather than treating a similar name as an exact match. A watchlist name can organize the selection.

Remove unrelated personal information and commercial documents from the file. The matching task only needs enough information to identify the intended public entity.

Resolve exceptions before adding records

An exact identifier match, an ambiguous match and an unmatched row need different outcomes. Duplicates and already-watched records should be counted separately. A clean import total must explain every input row.

• Exact match: compare the returned legal name and identifier with your intended company.
• Ambiguous: inspect candidates and choose deliberately; do not auto-select the closest name.
• Unmatched: check formatting and the official source; absence from a limited snapshot is not a negative finding.
• Duplicate: keep one selection while preserving the input reconciliation.

Selection is not approval

Adding a record to a future watchlist would mean your team wants updates. It would not change regulatory status or certify the carrier. Monitoring history would begin with retained observations, while available FMCSA authority history remains source history.