Cipher and Row is a freight compliance platform that verifies US and Canadian carriers and brokers in seconds by consolidating FMCSA, CVOR, CTQ, NSC, insurance, BMC-84 bond status, safety scores, and fraud signals into a single search. It offers continuous monitoring with signed webhook alertscars, driver Trust Links, and trust scoring that outputs PROCEED, CAUTION, or BLOCK recommendations. The platform is available to dispatchers, carriers, brokers, and enterprises via dashboard, REST API, and an MCP server for AI agents.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Freight dispatchers and brokers often rely on fragmented, manual checks to verify carrier credentials across US and Canadian regulatory databases, which leaves room for fraud, compliance gaps, and costly financial losses. Existing tools offer limited cross-border coverage and infrequent updates, making it difficult to detect re-brokering risks or lapses in bond and insurance status in real-time.
Solution
Cipher and Row provides a unified verification platform that checks any US or Canadian freight carrier and broker against FMCSA, Ontario CVOR, Quebec CTQ, and provincial NSC databases. The platform generates an identity-first trust score that aggregates authority status, BMC-84 bond filings, CSA safety scores, and cross-border consistency into a single PROCEED, CAUTION, or BLOCK recommendation. It supports continuous monitoring with signed webhook alerts, so users are notified instantly of critical changes rather than relying on once-a-day emails. Driver Trust Links allow carriers to share verified profiles directly with dispatchersabbots, streamlining relationship-building. Access is available through a web dashboard, a REST API, and an MCP server for AI-agent integrations.
Target Audience
Primary users are freight dispatchers, carriers, and brokers operating in the US and Canada, as well as enterprise logistics teams needing high-volume API access for carrier vetting and compliance monitoring.
Features
- Single-search verification across US FMCSA and Canadian CVOR, CTQ, and NSC databases, including insurance and BMC-84 bond status.
- Identity-first trust scoring that produces a PROCEED, CAUTION, or BLOCK recommendation based on authority, safety scores, and re-brokering risk signals.
- Continuous monitoring with signed webhook alerts for real-time notifications on partner or carrier status changes.
- Driver Trust Links for carriers to share verified profiles with dispatchers and brokers, streamlining inbound trust verification.
- REST API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for high-volume, programmatic access and integrations with AI-driven workflows.