Carrier Assure

Carrier Assure is a carrier-vetting service for shippers and freight brokers, with tools also aimed at dispatchers and operations teams. It turns transportation records into carrier grades and risk indicators; its usefulness depends on treating those signals as a starting point for review, not a final judgment.

Overview

The service analyzes DOT FMCSA data and SAFER reports to grade trucking companies from A to F, drawing on inspections, violations, CSA scores, and safety ratings. It also helps flag indicators of double brokering, poor visibility, and instability. Together, those signals give teams a structured way to compare carriers and decide which ones warrant closer scrutiny.

Carrier Assure says it integrates with most platforms and recommends pairing with RMIS, its partner for expanded security. Teams can discuss custom scoring, insurance certificate monitoring, analytics and reporting, and API integrations with sales. The privacy policy describes commercially reasonable security measures, while cautioning that internet transmissions cannot be guaranteed completely secure.

Key features

• A–F carrier grades: A shared scale can help teams sort and compare carriers using transportation data. It is useful for prioritizing review, but the maker says the score is guidance—not a safety determination or performance guarantee.
• Risk indicators: Signals related to double brokering, visibility, and instability can draw attention to issues that deserve follow-up. They are indicators to investigate, not conclusive findings.
• Data and reporting: Premium includes access to all data, unlimited carrier scores, and unlimited carrier reports. Enterprise adds API integration, multiple accounts, and analytics and reporting, making it the more relevant option for organizations that need those capabilities across accounts.
• Compliance tracking: Carrier Assure includes compliance tracking and performance scorecards. It does not offer carrier onboarding, so teams seeking onboarding as part of the same product should look elsewhere.

Pricing

Carrier Assure has a free Individual plan and paid plans from $149 a month. The plans are differentiated by account count and data access, so the free option is a useful starting point for one person, while Premium is the practical choice for a single account needing full data access.

• Individual — free: One account and unlimited SuspectCarrier reports. It offers a way to use reports without a subscription, but does not include the unlimited carrier scores, unlimited carrier reports, and access to all data listed for Premium.
• Premium — $149 a month: One account, unlimited carrier scores and reports, and access to all data. The price is billed per month after the offer period; teams should account for that transition when evaluating cost.
• Enterprise — custom pricing: Multiple accounts, API integration, analytics and reporting. This is the fit for organizations needing those enterprise-level capabilities, though it does not have a published price.

Platforms

Carrier Assure is available on the web and through an API. API integration is listed for Enterprise, and organizations can discuss API integrations with sales. The product also says it integrates with most platforms, but no specific platform list is provided.

Who it's for

Shippers and freight brokers vetting trucking companies are the clearest audience, with dispatchers and operations teams also in scope. It suits teams that want grades and risk indicators to support carrier selection and review. It is less suitable as a standalone safety decision or a guarantee of future performance, and it does not cover carrier onboarding.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A–F grades combine multiple transportation data types, giving teams a consistent basis for prioritizing carrier reviews.
• Pro: The free Individual plan includes unlimited SuspectCarrier reports, allowing a single account to start without a subscription.
• Pro: Premium provides unlimited carrier scores and reports plus access to all data for one account.
• Con: Scores are explicitly guidance rather than a safety indicator or performance guarantee, so they cannot replace independent review.
• Con: Individual is limited to one account and SuspectCarrier reports; broader data access and carrier scoring require Premium.
• Con: API integration and multiple accounts are reserved for Enterprise, which has custom pricing.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Carrier Management Software.

• FourKites Connect is worth considering when a free-to-join, free-to-use web service with no setup fees or monthly charges is the priority.
• ARK TMS is an option for readers seeking a transportation management system across web, mobile, desktop, and API platforms; its ARK TMS plan is $199 a month per user, and ARK Tracking is an optional add-on at $2 per billable tracking session.
• Infor Public Sector is a paid alternative for organizations considering a broader platform across web, mobile, API, and self-hosted environments; pricing is custom.
• Alvys may suit teams seeking a TMS with unlimited users and business divisions and 120+ integrations; its Alvys TMS plan starts at $514 a month, with usage-based pricing based on monthly loads.
• DAT One is an alternative for readers focused on load searching: DAT One Standard costs $59 a month and allows up to 500 load searches monthly for partial-load owner-operators.
• IntelliTrans Carrier Management is another paid carrier-management option available on web and via API.
• Manhattan Active Inventory Replenishment is a paid web and API alternative for readers considering inventory replenishment software.
• McLeod Software Transportation Management is an alternative with LoadMaster, PowerBroker, LoadMaster LTL, and DocumentPower solutions; pricing is custom.

Verdict

Choose Carrier Assure if you are a shipper, broker, dispatcher, or operations team that needs carrier grades and transportation-data signals to guide vetting. The free plan makes initial use accessible, and Premium broadens data access for a single account. Look elsewhere if you need a safety determination, a performance guarantee, or carrier onboarding.