Small fleet
13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.2 yr
Model years 2013–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
116 CARRIERS INC (USDOT 3269385) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jun 10, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 13 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 2, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
116 CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 3269385, and its motor carrier number is MC-1031862.
As of Jun 21, 2026, 116 CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
116 CARRIERS INC has a 19.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 83 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
116 CARRIERS INC operates 13 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
116 CARRIERS INC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.
Comparable carriers around Charlotte and across North Carolina
48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jun 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2023 → Jun 2024 | $750K | 1 |
| HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2021 → Jun 2023 | $750K | 3 |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2020 → Jun 2021 | $750K | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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