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Starting October 1, 2026: A New Level of Driver Verification

Beginning October 1, 2026, Enterprise Auto Transport will begin implementing an enhanced driver identity and verification process as an additional layer of protection for our customers and their vehicles. Learn what checks we are adding and why a small broker is choosing to spend the money to verify the actual person arriving for your car.

September 10, 2026 · 5 min read

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Starting October 1, 2026, Enterprise Auto Transport will connect the carrier, the driver, the identification, and the actual person arriving for your vehicle.
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Verify before you book

Two minutes on the FMCSA website tells you who you're really dealing with

You do not have to take any company's word for it. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration keeps free public records on every licensed broker and carrier in the country. Here is exactly what to ask for and where to verify it:

  1. 1.Ask for the MC and USDOT numbers

    Every legitimate broker and carrier must provide both on request. Our numbers: USDOT #2273104 and MC #774106. If a company hesitates or deflects, stop.

  2. 2.Look them up on the FMCSA SAFER system

    Go to safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and use the Company Snapshot search. Enter the MC or USDOT number and confirm the legal name, operating status and “Authorized” broker or carrier authority match what you were told.

  3. 3.Confirm the $75,000 broker bond

    In the FMCSA Licensing & Insurance portal (li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov), verify the broker's BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust fund is active. No active bond means no legal authority to broker your shipment.

  4. 4.Demand the carrier's information and payment breakdown

    If a company says they have a carrier for you but never sends you the carrier's name, DOT/MC number, driver contact and truck details, or you never get to see how much of your payment is going to the carrier, that is a red flag. A legitimate broker discloses the assigned carrier and explains the broker fee before you book.

When you check our records you'll find Enterprise Auto Transport, USDOT #2273104, MC #774106 — an owner-operated, federally licensed and bonded broker with offices in Naples, Florida and Minnesota. You can also read our full carrier vetting process.

A new layer of protection starts October 1, 2026

Beginning October 1, 2026, Enterprise Auto Transport will begin implementing this enhanced driver identity and verification process as an additional layer of protection for our customers and their vehicles.

Where legally permissible and appropriate, our enhanced verification process can include the following checks.

What enhanced driver verification can include

Each of these tools adds a separate layer of confidence that the person picking up your vehicle is who they say they are:

  • Motor Vehicle Record (MVR): We can obtain driving-record information as another layer of driver verification.
  • CDL / Driver's License Verification: We can go beyond simply receiving a photograph of a driver's license and use additional tools to verify the identification being presented.
  • Sex Offender Registry Screening: We can perform an additional registry search where permitted.
  • Identity Verification: We can independently verify identifying information rather than simply accepting what someone sends us.
  • Biometric Liveness Verification: The individual can be required to complete a live biometric check designed to establish that a real person is physically completing the verification.
  • Facial Identity Matching: The individual's live facial scan can be compared with the identification being presented to help establish that the person holding the ID is actually the person pictured on it.

Our goal: connect the entire chain

Our goal is to connect the entire chain: the carrier, the driver, the identification, and the actual person arriving for your vehicle. When someone shows up to take possession of your car, we want more than a DOT number. We want confidence about who is standing in front of you.

And these checks are not free

Enterprise Auto Transport is a small company. Every MVR we pull costs us money. Every identity verification costs us money. Every additional license or registry check costs us money. Biometric identity and liveness verification costs us money.

We are choosing to take on these additional expenses because I believe the old way of doing things is no longer enough. We could perform the standard carrier checks and stop there. I don't want to.

Why we are going further

After more than 15 years in this industry, I believe we have reached a point where verifying the trucking company without taking reasonable steps to verify the individual driver can leave a serious gap.

To my knowledge, I do not know another auto transport company taking driver identity verification to the level we are implementing. We are a small company. We don't have the resources of the giant corporations in this industry. But beginning October 1, we're choosing to spend the money and go further.

Your vehicle deserves more than a DOT number

Because when someone arrives to take possession of your vehicle, I don't just want to know that the DOT number they gave me belongs to a legitimate company. I want to know who is actually standing in front of you.

Your vehicle deserves more than a DOT number. It deserves real verification.

— Rena, Owner, Enterprise Auto Transport

Serving the Auto Transport Industry Since 2012

Key takeaways

  • Starting October 1, 2026, Enterprise Auto Transport adds enhanced driver identity and verification checks for customer protection.
  • Checks can include MVR, CDL/license verification, sex offender registry screening, identity verification, biometric liveness, and facial identity matching.
  • The goal is to connect the carrier, the driver, the identification, and the actual person arriving for your vehicle.
  • These added checks cost the company money, but Enterprise is choosing to spend it because standard carrier verification alone may leave a gap.
  • Enterprise Auto Transport is owner-operated, federally licensed and bonded, and has served the auto transport industry since 2012.
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