Carrier profile · USDOT 20180 · MC-145939 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Atlantic Carriers Brokerage Inc

34 power unitsavg 5.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesATLANTIC, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145939 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 243-1258 Email dispatchdebbie@atlanticcarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 79 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 21.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 31.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’84–’03

Continental Western’03–’11

National’11–’17

National’19–’23

1984199520062017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2023	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2017	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2011	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1984 → Dec 2003	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

28.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

ATLANTIC, IA

501 ASH ST

Top corridor

IA 19 · AR 8 · MO 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1113117Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 531231 USDOT 2446165 USDOT 372135 USDOT 540864 USDOT 583945 USDOT 1893712 USDOT 1068705 USDOT 1080048

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@atlanticcarriers.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1737240 USDOT 2365913

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 501 ASH ST, ATLANTIC, IA, 50022-1948
Mailing address: PO BOX 457, ATLANTIC, IA, 50022
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 243-1258
Cell: (712) 249-6570
Email: debbie@atlanticcarriers.com
Web domain: atlanticcarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Joe Bateman · Deb Crawford
USDOT / docket: 20180 · MC-145939
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 3,170,290 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,170,290

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC.

ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC (USDOT 20180) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC's USDOT number?

ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC's USDOT number is 20180, and its motor carrier number is MC-145939.

Is ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC's safety record?

ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 79 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC's fleet?

ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC operates 34 power units and 34 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC based?

ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKERAGE INC is based in ATLANTIC, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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