# AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/alphaloops/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The carrier data layer for freight — FMCSA motor-carrier intelligence covering carrier profiles, authority & insurance history, VIN-level fleet data, roadside inspections, crashes, corporate connections, decision-maker contacts, and risk/watchlist monitoring. Exposes a REST API, a live OpenAPI 3.1 contract, a hosted MCP server with 30+ tools, and published Python/TypeScript SDKs plus a CLI.

## Kin Score — 61.8 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-08-17 under rubric 0.11.0. Trend: flat (+1.2 from 60.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 59.3 |
| Governance | 20.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 86.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 43.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 92.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Telecommunications**: 50.0 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 50.0 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| MCP Server | yes |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | verified |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | yes |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid — sales-gated API key — onboarding: unknown, pricing: paid, trial: yes (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **AlphaLoops MCP Server** — Hosted remote Model Context Protocol server exposing 2.7M U.S. motor carriers as tools for LLM clients (Claude Desktop/Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, Clay). Advertises...
- **AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API Carriers API** — The Carriers API from AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API — 19 operation(s) for carriers.
- **AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API Contacts API** — The Contacts API from AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API — 2 operation(s) for contacts.
- **AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API Inspections API** — The Inspections API from AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API — 2 operation(s) for inspections.
- **AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API Vins API** — The Vins API from AlphaLoops FMCSA Carrier Data API — 1 operation(s) for vins.

## MCP servers (2)

- **mcp**
- **alphaloops-mcp.yml**

## Security (4)

- **Alphaloops Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Alphaloops Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Alphaloops Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone
- **Alphaloops Trust Center** — SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, COBIT

## Plans (1)

- **Alphaloops Plans Pricing**

## Tags

fmcsa api, safer web api, dot lookup, carrier data, freight, trucking, motor carrier, fleet intelligence, sales intelligence, mcp server, contact enrichment, risk, fraud

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/alphaloops/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.