Carrier profile · USDOT 2505589 · MC-868609 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BOSTON CARRIAGE INC

DBA BOSTON CARRIAGE

0 power unitsavg 6 yrLocal · 1 statesWESTWOOD, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-868609 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2017–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 828-5646 Email dispatchKATYA.PORTNAYA@BOSTONCARRIAGE.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 6

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 7 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2017–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Arbella Protection’15–’19

Safety’19–’21

Progressive’21–’24

Utica National’24–now

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS · since Jul 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Aug 2024 → Jul 2024	$1.5M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Sep 2024	$1.5M	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Aug 2021	$1.5M	12
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jul 2019	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

WESTWOOD, MA

91 PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY

Top corridor

MA 2

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: 91 PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY, WESTWOOD, MA, 02090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 828-5646
Cell: (617) 592-7879
Fax: (617) 517-9177
Email: katya.portnaya@bostoncarriage.net
Web domain: bostoncarriage.net

Registration

Officers: Yekaterina Portnaya · Igor Portnoy
USDOT / docket: 2505589 · MC-868609
First registered: May 13, 2014
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2024 · 1 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 5, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
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 BOSTON CARRIAGE INC.

BOSTON CARRIAGE INC (USDOT 2505589) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS effective Jul 27, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 0 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 5, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOSTON CARRIAGE INC's USDOT number?

BOSTON CARRIAGE INC's USDOT number is 2505589, and its motor carrier number is MC-868609.

Is BOSTON CARRIAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BOSTON CARRIAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOSTON CARRIAGE INC's safety record?

BOSTON CARRIAGE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.