Carrier profile · USDOT 2497 · MC-133880 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Alter Trucking and Terminal Corporation

5 power unitsBETTENDORF, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-133880 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(314) 787-3896 Email dispatchallen.perkins@altertrading.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty Fire’93–’07

Hartford Fire’07–’20

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 1993 → Jun 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BETTENDORF, IA

2117 STATE STREET SUITE 300

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@altertrading.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 46961 USDOT 133974 USDOT 336456 USDOT 420791 USDOT 2578610 USDOT 3889576

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2117 STATE STREET SUITE 300, BETTENDORF, IA, 52722
Mailing address: 700 OFFICE PARKWAY, ST LOUIS, MO, 63141
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (314) 787-3896
Fax: (314) 985-3020
Email: allen.perkins@altertrading.com
Web domain: altertrading.com

Registration

Officers: Jeffery D Goldstein · Allen Perkins
USDOT / docket: 2497 · MC-133880
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 1991
D-U-N-S: 845035955

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION.

ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION (USDOT 2497) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION's USDOT number?

ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 2497, and its motor carrier number is MC-133880.

Is ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, ALTER TRUCKING AND TERMINAL CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.