Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 585192 · MC-283997
CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC
4 power unitsSPARTA, WI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-283997 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 5
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 21.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1994Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC safe to work with?
Is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC safe to load? CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 585192, MC-283997) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in SPARTA, WI, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 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
CECALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Northland · 99–04
19942005
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → Sep 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2004 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 5 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1999 → Jan 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1998 → Jan 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT | Jan 1997 → Jan 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1996 → Jan 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1994 → Jan 1996 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SPARTA, WI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@centurytel.net — 2978 carriers: USDOT 3625USDOT 11163USDOT 22078USDOT 22279USDOT 39554USDOT 46538USDOT 48124USDOT 65988
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 11751 HWY 71, SPARTA, WI, 54656
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (608) 269-1604
- Fax
- (608) 269-1663
- Web domain
- centurytel.net
Registration
- Officer
- Michael W Calhoun
- USDOT / docket
- 585192 · MC-283997
- First registered
- 12/27/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 01/20/2005 · 1,880,787 mi (2002)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?
CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 585192, and its motor carrier number is MC-283997.
Is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?
CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC based?
CALHOUN ENTERPRISES LLC is based in SPARTA, WI.