No — FMCSA doesn't publish one, which is why this exists. Draylo (a carrier-vetting tool) probes FMCSA's three public data surfaces and reports what the probes observe: response, latency, and time checked. It's the same idea as Downdetector — independent observation, clearly labeled.

Because "FMCSA" is three systems that fail independently: the SAFER website (what you check in a browser), the QCMobile API (what vetting software reads), and the L&I open-data feed (insurance filings). During real outages one is often down while the others answer — a single up/down dot would be wrong half the time.

Probably both. The surfaces run on different infrastructure — a broker's SAFER lookup can succeed while every vetting tool's API calls time out, and vice versa. That split is exactly what this board is for: it tells you which surface is having the problem.

Yes, with care: use your most recent verified record (note its date), confirm the deal through the carrier's FMCSA-registered contact out-of-band, raise your bar on anything unverifiable, and re-check the live record once FMCSA returns. Our guide covers the full outage workflow.