Updated 9:20 am ET, Sept. 17
The FMCSA database is back up and running after several data sets were unavailable with no explantation yesterday.
X user @garret_makes let FreightWaves know via DM this morning that the missing data, which was returning a standard “404 error” on attempted access, was accessible again.
This data has been the backbone of a grassroots effort to bring more scrutiny to safety in the trucking industry and users were questioning why it disappeared.
No explanation has been offered by FMCSA or DOT as to why the data went missing in the first place.
Swaths of public carrier data is no longer accessible on FMCSA website
Several types of publicly available data recorded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have seemingly vanished from the Department of Transportation’s website.
The data affected includes company census files, crash files, inspections per unit, citations and more. Most links to these records – updated daily on the FMCSA website – are no longer working.
Users took to social media on Tuesday drawing attention to the removal of these documents. Garrett Allen posted on X that while monthly snapshots for this data are still available, it’s not as helpful as the daily updated datasets.
FYI a significant amount of @FMCSA data was removed from public availability today.
Most of these were the daily update datasets. The monthly snapshots are still there (minus a handful).
If you are using @SearchCarriers or other vetting platforms, be aware the data may be 24…
— Garrett
(@garrett_makes) September 16, 2025
(@garrett_makes) FMCSA said lol to me. https://t.co/k7VEyN3wkA pic.twitter.com/SjvSKAmyB4
— may be danielle
(@maybedanielleee) The DOT and FMCSA have not made statements as to why the information is no longer accessible. FreightWaves has reached out for comment.
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