Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1181590 · MC-460097
AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT
1 power unitsDOTHAN, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-460097 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2003Insurance (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
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT safe to work with?
Is AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT safe to load? AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT (USDOT 1181590, MC-460097) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DOTHAN, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 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
AMAMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Progressive Specialty · 15–15
20032015
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jan 2015 → Apr 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2011 → Jun 2011 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | May 2006 → Oct 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2003 → Sep 2004 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
DOTHAN, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
charles thomas — 37 carriers: USDOT 221282USDOT 712639USDOT 1006292USDOT 1018142USDOT 1129877USDOT 1244318USDOT 1469240USDOT 1548849
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 205 MONTANA ST STE 5, DOTHAN, AL, 36303
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (334) 792-3569
- Fax
- (334) 794-3218
Registration
- Officer
- Charles Thomas
- USDOT / docket
- 1181590 · MC-460097
- First registered
- 10/24/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 02/24/2015 · 1 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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 AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT's USDOT number?
AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT's USDOT number is 1181590, and its motor carrier number is MC-460097.
Is AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT's fleet?
AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT based?
AMISTAD MOTOR FREIGHT is based in DOTHAN, AL.