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Carrier profile · USDOT 86744 · MC-71530 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

APPLEGATE TRUCKING

9 power unitsCRANBURY, NJ

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-71530 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(609) 395-0869 Email dispatchAPPLEGATE.SCOTT@APPLEGATETRUCKING.COM

Carrier verification summary for APPLEGATE TRUCKING

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 3, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2008.

APPLEGATE TRUCKING (USDOT 86744) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 9 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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)$1M 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)$1M in force

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

9 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 · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’98–’01

Lincoln General’04–’08

Great American’08–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2008

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2008	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2008	$1M	8
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2004	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2002	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1998 → Mar 2001	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 1998	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Mar 1997	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Mar 1995	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1993 → Apr 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
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

CRANBURY, NJ

44 HIGHTSTOWN CRANBURY STATION ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 44 HIGHTSTOWN CRANBURY STATION ROAD, CRANBURY, NJ, 08512
Mailing address: PO BOX 433 STATION ROAD, CRANBURY, NJ, 08512
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (609) 395-0869
Fax: (609) 919-9511
Email: applegate.scott@applegatetrucking.com
Web domain: applegatetrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Barry M. Greenstein
USDOT / docket: 86744 · MC-71530
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2008 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 5863949

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

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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