SCAC Pricing & Product Costs
Apply For or Renew a SCAC
A SCAC is issued and renewed on an annual basis. Fees apply at time of initial purchase and upon renewal each year.
All SCAC applications and renewals are completed through the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.’s® (NMFTA)™ official SCAC system at scaccode.com.
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SCAC Assignment |
SCAC Renewal |
SCAC Reinstatement |
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Online |
$103* |
$98 |
(# Years Expired x $98) + $10 |
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Mail/Phone |
$119* |
$109 |
(# Years Expired x $109) + $10 |
*The SCAC assignment fee for a container code ending in U is $130.
Pricing shown reflects standard SCAC issuance and renewal fees. Additional fees are required at time of processing for verification using a government ID. Additional fees will be incurred if paying via phone or mail. Fees are subject to change and are confirmed during checkout. Visit our Terms of Sale page for more information and accepted payment methods.
Please Note:
- SCACs must be renewed annually to remain active;
- Pricing applies per SCAC; and
- Identity verification is required for non-Class 8 carriers.
SCAC Verified
SCAC Verified (formerly SCAC Online) is the web-based tool that provides you with the most up-to-date SCAC information. Once you log in, you can search the entire SCAC database that is updated on almost a real-time basis.
SCAC Verified
$570/year
Features
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Price per year is per license.
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Licensed on an annual subscription (12 months).
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Access to the entire SCAC database.
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Easy look-up by SCAC, MC Number, USDOT Number, and Company Name.
SCAC Verified is a lookup product only.
SCAC applications and renewals are completed separately at scaccode.com.
Integrate with SCAC APIs and Data Services
For organizations that need SCAC data at scale, such as platforms, transportation management system (TMS) providers, insurers, or enterprise systems, NMFTA offers API and Data Distribution Services.
Pricing depends on use case, access method, and volume.
SCAC API Pricing
SCAC Web Service API is based on the Open API Standard with JWT authentication. All API documentation and software development kit (SDK) can be found here.
25k records/ month
$3,200/year
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Signed license agreement is required.
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Licensed on an annual subscription.
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Retrieve up to 25,000 records per month.
100k records/ month
$6,350/year
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Signed license agreement is required.
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Licensed on an annual subscription.
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Retrieve up to 100,000 records per month.
1,000k records/ month
$19,950/year
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Signed license agreement is required.
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Licensed on an annual subscription.
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Retrieve up to 1,000,000 records per month.
SCAC Data Distribution Services
SCAC Web Service API is based on the Open API Standard with JWT authentication. All API documentation and software development kit (SDK) can be found here.
Daily Distribution Service
$2,555/year
Features
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ASCII format.
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Signed license agreement required.
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Licensed on an annual subscription.
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Each daily file contains those SCACs added, cancelled, and changed as of 7:00 PM Eastern Time of the present day.
Quarterly Distribution Service
$1,535/year
Features
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Contains ASCII files listing transportation-providing firms and their unique Standard Carrier Alpha Codes.
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Signed license agreement is required.
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Licensed on an annual subscription.
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Also included are special alpha codes specifically designed to identify privately owned railroad cars, freight containers, and intermodal chassis and trailers.
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Each Data set contains a master file containing all active SCACs, a supplement file containing those SCACs added, cancelled and changed since the last quarter and a file containing the record layout.
Which SCAC Product Do I Need?
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If you want to… |
Use this product |
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Apply for or renew a SCAC |
scaccode.com |
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Check if a SCAC is active and verified |
SCAC Verified |
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Integrate SCAC checks into a system |
SCAC API |
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Receive bulk SCAC data |
SCAC Data Distribution Services |
Additional Terms and Conditions
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