Carrier profile · USDOT 248283 · MC-171569 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CAR TRANSPORT INC

309 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 20 statesBURLESON, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-171569 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

309Power units

140 observed · MCS-150

139Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(817) 447-8062 Email dispatchcwynkoop@car-transport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 353 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

309 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

245 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 148 vehicle and 245 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

239 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 16

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 309-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 309
Inspections · 24 mo: 245
Annualized: ≈123 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving106 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance33 · 28 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’94–’03

Old Republic’03–’06

Liberty Fire’07–’19

National Interstate’19–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	Jul 2003 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1994 → Jul 2003	$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): 309
Observed power (24 mo): 140
Trailers (towed): 139

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

26.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

245

TX busiest

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

Home base

BURLESON, TX

1475 S BURLESON BLVD

Top corridor

TX 68 · TN 36 · MO 32

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 1397252Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 873632 USDOT 1255110 USDOT 3254768 USDOT 4152759 USDOT 790261 USDOT 3983150 USDOT 3982074 USDOT 4408155

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@car-transport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1725955

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

309

Observed (24 mo)

140

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1475 S BURLESON BLVD, BURLESON, TX, 76028
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (817) 447-8062
Fax: (817) 447-7832
Email: cwynkoop@car-transport.com
Web domain: car-transport.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Wynkoop · Gerald Price
USDOT / docket: 248283 · MC-171569
First registered: Jul 2, 1984
Last MCS-150: Mar 3, 2026 · 16,440,080 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 19, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

309

Power units

231

Drivers

231

CDL drivers

16,440,080

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 CAR TRANSPORT INC.

CAR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 248283) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 245 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 148 vehicle-level and 245 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 309 power units and 231 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 19, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAR TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CAR TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 248283, and its motor carrier number is MC-171569.

Is CAR TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CAR TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CAR TRANSPORT INC has a 17.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 353 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).