Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
131 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 249557
BOSTON GLOBE
131 power unitsBOSTON, MA
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
131Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 42 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 131 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4141 yr active
since 1984Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BOSTON GLOBE safe to work with?
Is BOSTON GLOBE safe to load? BOSTON GLOBE (USDOT 249557) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in BOSTON, MA, operating 131 power units and 205 drivers. Operating authority has been active 41 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BGBOSTON GLOBE 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 131
- 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
BOSTON, MA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@globe.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2456063USDOT 2460432
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christopher mayer — 4 carriers: USDOT 290369USDOT 3215347USDOT 4491387
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 135 MORRISSEY BLVD, BOSTON, MA, 02125
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 55819, BOSTON, MA, 02205-5819
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (617) 929-2000
- Cell
- (617) 592-4623
- Fax
- (617) 929-8492
- m_howley@globe.com
- Web domain
- globe.com
Registration
- Officers
- Christopher Mayer · James Nee
- USDOT / docket
- 249557
- First registered
- 08/08/1984
- Last MCS-150
- 07/18/2013 · 2,928,000 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BOSTON GLOBE's USDOT number?
BOSTON GLOBE's USDOT number is 249557.
Is BOSTON GLOBE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BOSTON GLOBE is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is BOSTON GLOBE's fleet?
BOSTON GLOBE operates 131 power units and 205 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BOSTON GLOBE based?
BOSTON GLOBE is based in BOSTON, MA.