Evidence before exposure
“Verified” is a scoped UNITECARGO directory status. It means we matched the listing to evidence appropriate to that provider's identity and stated service—not that we guarantee every claim or future shipment.
The directory standard
A public result must be both active and marked verified in the UNITECARGO directory. We match the provider's legal or operating identity, location, service category, and documented identifiers to the strongest applicable sources.
The evidence standard changes by service. A motor carrier or property broker can have FMCSA operating authority. An ocean freight forwarder or NVOCC can appear in FMC OTI records. A customs broker can appear in CBP's permitted-broker records. A warehouse, 3PL, or intrastate provider may not have any one equivalent federal license.
Evidence stack
We do not force every company through one generic checklist. We use the sources that fit the service being represented.
For motor carriers and property brokers, we compare legal and DBA names, location, USDOT and MC identifiers, USDOT status, and the operating-authority type expected for the listed service. An active USDOT record alone is not treated as proof of active operating authority.
Open FMCSA Company Snapshot ↗For ocean freight forwarders and NVOCCs, we match the provider to the expected OTI category using legal or trade names, location, organization or license number, and current FMC records. Parent, subsidiary, branch, and acquired-brand relationships are reviewed instead of assumed.
For customs brokers, we match the company identity and filer code to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's permitted-broker listing. We record the source and review date when a national permit match is confirmed.
View CBP permitted brokers ↗When needed, we use the applicable Secretary of State, corporation commission, or other official state registry to corroborate a legal name, DBA, formation or registration, location, and entity status. State systems differ, so we use the issuing jurisdiction's record—not a single commercial aggregator.
SBA guide to state registration ↗We use the provider's own website, legal pages, authority documents, contact details, locations, and published identifiers to connect an operating brand to the correct legal entity and service. First-party evidence can resolve an identity; it does not replace an applicable government authority record. Parked, suspended, for-sale, or unrelated domains are treated as review signals, not automatic proof that a business closed.
From record to listing
Match legal name, DBA or operating brand, location, contact details, domain, and known identifiers. Name similarity alone is not enough.
Use FMCSA, FMC, CBP, state, or first-party evidence according to what the listing claims to do. We do not require an inapplicable federal credential.
Ambiguous names, multiple authorities, missing identifiers, branches, acquisitions, conflicting locations, and unsupported service classifications are not auto-approved.
We can correct identifiers, reclassify a service, or remove an unsupported record from public results. Claimed or account-attached records receive additional safeguards against silent identifier changes.
Profiles show review or verification dates where available. Our freshness policy treats evidence older than 180 days as stale and prioritizes it for re-review.
Important boundary
Before you book
Open the dated evidence on a provider profile, follow the official-source links, and then confirm current authority, insurance, safety, cargo fit, capacity, availability, and complete commercial terms directly with the provider and the appropriate regulator.
Methodology last updated .