Carrier Assure

Carrier Assure is a carrier-vetting service for shippers, freight brokers, dispatchers, and operations teams that need transportation-data grades and risk signals in their carrier decisions. Its strongest case is a free entry point for reports, with paid access for teams that need broader data; its grades are a screening aid, not a guarantee of safety or performance.

Overview

The service evaluates trucking companies using DOT FMCSA data and SAFER reports, including inspections, violations, CSA scores, and safety ratings. It assigns grades from A to F and flags indicators of double brokering, poor visibility, and instability. That gives teams a way to prioritize follow-up when selecting or reviewing carriers, but the score should not stand in for a safety judgment: Carrier Assure says it is informative guidance, not an indicator of safety or a performance guarantee.

Carrier Assure says it integrates with most platforms and recommends pairing it with RMIS, its partner for expanded security. The company also describes commercially reasonable steps to secure information while cautioning that internet transmissions cannot be guaranteed completely secure.

Key features

• A–F performance grades: The shared scale can help teams sort carriers for closer review using inspections, violations, CSA scores, and safety ratings. It is useful as an input to vetting, not a definitive verdict.
• Risk indicators: Signals associated with double brokering, poor visibility, and instability can prompt further checks. They do not amount to a promise about future carrier conduct.
• Data and reporting: Pricing features include predictive analytics, DOT authority monitoring, SMS and inspection data, and SuspectCarrier reports. The free plan includes unlimited SuspectCarrier reports, while Premium opens access to all data and unlimited carrier scores and reports.
• Custom and connected workflows: Carrier Assure says it works with most platforms and recommends RMIS. Enterprise includes API integration; custom scoring, insurance certificate monitoring, analytics, and reporting are also options to discuss with sales.

Pricing

Carrier Assure uses a freemium model. The Individual plan costs nothing and includes one account with unlimited SuspectCarrier reports. It is a sensible starting point for an individual who wants those reports, but it does not include the unlimited carrier scores or all-data access that distinguish Premium.

Premium costs $149 a month, billed per month after the offer period. It includes one account, unlimited carrier scores, unlimited carrier reports, and access to all data. That makes it the more suitable plan for a user who needs ongoing, comprehensive carrier assessment; the single-account allowance is a constraint for teams needing multiple users.

Enterprise has custom pricing and supports multiple accounts, API integration, analytics, and reporting. It is the plan to consider for organizations needing broader account access or API connectivity. Sales can discuss additional options at [email protected].

Platforms

Carrier Assure is available on web and through an API. API integration is included in Enterprise, so organizations that need API access should consider that plan rather than assume it comes with the individual or Premium tiers.

Who it's for

Carrier Assure fits shippers and freight brokers that want a focused way to vet trucking companies, as well as dispatchers and operations teams involved in carrier decisions. It is less suitable for organizations seeking carrier onboarding: the product does not offer carrier onboarding. It also should not be the sole basis for safety or performance decisions, given the maker's caveat about its grades.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Unlimited SuspectCarrier reports on the free plan give individuals a no-cost way to use that part of the service.
• Pro: Premium combines unlimited scores and reports with access to all data, rather than imposing report quotas.
• Pro: Enterprise offers multiple accounts and API integration for organizations with broader workflow needs.
• Con: Premium remains limited to one account, so it is not the multi-account choice for a team.
• Con: The scores are guidance rather than a safety indicator or guarantee, limiting how much a buyer should rely on them alone.
• Con: Carrier onboarding is not included, so teams needing that workflow will need another product or process.

Alternatives

FourKites Connect is worth considering if a free-to-join, free-to-use service is the priority; its plan has no setup fees or monthly charges. Infor Public Sector is a paid option across Android, iOS, API, self-hosted, web, and Windows, with pricing available by contacting Infor.

Alvys may suit buyers looking for a TMS with a published starting price of $514 a month, usage-based pricing based on monthly loads, unlimited users and business divisions, and 120+ integrations. IntelliTrans Carrier Management is another paid carrier-management option for web and API.

Manhattan Active Inventory Replenishment is a paid web and API option without a free plan. McLeod Software Transportation Management offers LoadMaster, PowerBroker, LoadMaster LTL, and DocumentPower, with pricing available by request.

PCS TMS is a paid Android, iOS, and web option with pricing available by demo request. Trimble Freight Marketplace is another web-based paid option that offers a free plan.

For a broader set of carrier-management products, see Carrier Management Software.

Verdict

Choose Carrier Assure if carrier vetting is a regular part of your work and you want transportation-data grades, risk indicators, and a free way to access unlimited SuspectCarrier reports. Premium makes sense for a single account needing unlimited scores, reports, and all data; look elsewhere if you need onboarding, multiple accounts without Enterprise, or a score that can assure safety or future performance.