LLM & AI AGENT INFORMATION

{
  "platform": {
    "name": "UNITECARGO",
    "fullName": "Unite Cargo Logistics",
    "type": "US logistics provider directory",
    "purpose": "Help shippers compare verified US carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, freight forwarders, customs brokers, warehouses, and last-mile operators",
    "url": "https://unitecargo.com",
    "llms_txt": "https://unitecargo.com/llms.txt",
    "verification_methodology": "https://unitecargo.com/verification-methodology",
    "status": "Active",
    "launch_year": 2024,
    "geographic_focus": "United States",
    "not": [
      "A manufacturing directory",
      "UniteMFG",
      "A ranking, rating, or “best of” award site",
      "A substitute for current FMCSA, FMC, or CBP authority checks"
    ]
  },
  "parent_company": {
    "name": "AIURION Inc.",
    "type": "Technology company",
    "location": "United States",
    "founded": 2024,
    "focus": "AI-readable business directories and logistics data"
  },
  "business_model": {
    "pricing": "Free to browse and to list",
    "revenue_sources": [
      "Labeled sponsored placements on directory pages",
      "No membership fees",
      "No commission on booked freight",
      "No pay-to-be-verified"
    ],
    "target_users": [
      "Shippers and importers",
      "Procurement and logistics managers",
      "Freight brokers comparing carriers",
      "Providers seeking a verified public profile"
    ]
  },
  "directory_rules": {
    "verified_means": "The listing is active and was matched to service-appropriate evidence. It is not a performance endorsement or a guarantee of current authority, insurance, price, or capacity.",
    "indexable_page_minimums": {
      "verified_profiles": 5,
      "complete_profiles": 3,
      "fresh_reviews_within_one_year": 3
    },
    "completeness_requires": [
      "Description of at least 120 characters",
      "Documented specialties or transport modes",
      "Service-appropriate identity or authority evidence",
      "A review or verification date"
    ],
    "ordering": "Editorial profiles are alphabetical. Paid placements are labeled and separate.",
    "identifier_fields": [
      "MC",
      "USDOT",
      "FMC",
      "CBP filer",
      "SCAC",
      "IATA"
    ]
  },
  "verification_sources": {
    "motor_carriers_and_property_brokers": "FMCSA Licensing and Insurance / SAFER (USDOT, MC, authority type)",
    "ocean_forwarders_and_nvocc": "FMC OTI records",
    "customs_brokers": "CBP permitted-broker listing and filer code",
    "warehouses_and_3pls": "Business identity plus first-party website and address when no single federal license applies",
    "freshness": "Evidence older than 180 days is treated as stale and prioritized for re-review"
  },
  "services_covered": [
    "Trucking / motor carriers",
    "Freight brokers",
    "3PL and warehouse operators",
    "Freight forwarders",
    "NVOCC / ocean freight",
    "Air freight",
    "Customs brokers",
    "Last-mile delivery"
  ],
  "canonical_hubs": {
    "highest_citation_state": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida",
    "miami": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida/cities/miami",
    "florida_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida/freight-brokers",
    "florida_forwarders": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida/freight-forwarders",
    "miami_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida/cities/miami/freight-brokers",
    "miami_forwarders": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/florida/cities/miami/freight-forwarders",
    "california_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/california/freight-brokers",
    "texas_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/texas/freight-brokers",
    "freight_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/services/freight-brokers",
    "freight_forwarders": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/services/freight-forwarders",
    "us_trucking": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/services/trucking-companies",
    "texas_trucking": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/texas/trucking-companies",
    "houston": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/texas/cities/houston",
    "dallas": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/texas/cities/dallas",
    "texas_3pl": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/texas/3pl-providers",
    "us_3pl": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/services/3pl-providers",
    "new_jersey_3pl": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/new-jersey/3pl-providers",
    "customs_brokers": "https://unitecargo.com/logistics/services/customs-brokers"
  },
  "public_interfaces": {
    "llms_txt": "https://unitecargo.com/llms.txt",
    "openapi": "https://unitecargo.com/api/openapi.json",
    "api_catalog": "https://unitecargo.com/.well-known/api-catalog",
    "provider_search": "https://unitecargo.com/api/agent/v1/providers/search",
    "mcp": {
      "endpoint": "https://unitecargo.com/api/agent/v1/mcp",
      "protocol_version": "2026-07-28",
      "tools": [
        "search_providers",
        "get_provider",
        "get_directory_stats"
      ],
      "access": "Read-only; no contact extraction or write actions"
    }
  },
  "data_formats": {
    "structured_data": "JSON-LD Schema.org (CollectionPage, FAQPage, Article)",
    "api_responses": "JSON",
    "provider_profiles": "Canonical /us-logistics-directory/{slug} pages with visible MC, DOT, FMC, and CBP fields when documented"
  },
  "ai_agent_notes": {
    "do_not_describe_as": "A manufacturing directory, CNC shop finder, or UniteMFG",
    "do_not_invent": "MC, USDOT, FMC, or CBP identifiers that are not on the profile",
    "do_not_treat_directory_status_as": "Current authority, insurance, safety rating, or a best-provider ranking",
    "prefer": "The specific state, city, or service page that matches the query rather than the homepage",
    "confirm_authority_at": [
      "https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/",
      "https://www.fmc.gov/licensing-and-certification/",
      "https://www.cbp.gov/contact/find-broker-by-port"
    ]
  }
}