Carrier profile · USDOT 1010840 · MC-427084 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BOAT MAGAZINE INC

1 power unitavg 6.4 yrMulti-region · 13 statesAVENTURA, FL0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-427084 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 424-5549 Email dispatchBOATMAGAZINEINC@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Established 24 yearsNo reported crashesFederal Out-of-Service Order

Watch · 5

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average83.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average71.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 2

Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo83.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo83.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

Denial of Access · ordered Sep 29, 2025

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 83.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 71.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 47.8 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈7.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.0 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.42 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 11 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

14.3%

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

NJ busiest

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

Home base

AVENTURA, FL

2965 NE 185 ST #1513

Top corridor

NJ ⇄ FL

NJ 2 · NV 1 · OH 1

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: 4 trucks 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 4300580Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4300580 USDOT 3800539

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mirtha menendez — 2 carriers: USDOT 2404055

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2965 NE 185 ST #1513, AVENTURA, FL, 33180
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (510) 424-5549
Email: boatmagazineinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mirtha Menendez
USDOT / docket: 1010840 · MC-427084
First registered: Mar 12, 2002
Last MCS-150: Mar 1, 2024 · 1 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOAT MAGAZINE INC.

BOAT MAGAZINE INC (USDOT 1010840) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 83.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 1, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOAT MAGAZINE INC's USDOT number?

BOAT MAGAZINE INC's USDOT number is 1010840, and its motor carrier number is MC-427084.

Is BOAT MAGAZINE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BOAT MAGAZINE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is BOAT MAGAZINE INC's safety record?

BOAT MAGAZINE INC has a 83.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).