Carrier profile · USDOT 1197429 · MC-476351 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Celtic Cartage Inc

185 power unitsavg 10.7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesPALOS HILLS, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-476351 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

185Power units

110 observed · MCS-150

127Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 974-1405 Email dispatchsafety@celticcartage.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

185 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

203 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 130 vehicle and 189 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.6 pts 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

199 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 21

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 185-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 185
Inspections · 24 mo: 203
Annualized: ≈102 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving91 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance53 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance29 · 11 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 17 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’09–’19

Technology’20–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Apr 2024	$1M	3
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2019	$1M	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Oct 2007	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 185
Observed power (24 mo): 110
Trailers (towed): 127

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

203

CA busiest

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

Home base

PALOS HILLS, IL

11260 SOUTHWEST HWY

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 100 · IL 49 · WI 23

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: 6 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2502156 USDOT 4124232 USDOT 4278969 USDOT 4435607 USDOT 4514322 USDOT 801828 USDOT 21800 USDOT 207231Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 53 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 63585 USDOT 1175706 USDOT 2656864 USDOT 251582 USDOT 801828 USDOT 1798159 USDOT 4330190 USDOT 3396848

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

185

Observed (24 mo)

110

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11260 SOUTHWEST HWY, PALOS HILLS, IL, 60465
Mailing address: 11260 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY, PALOS HILLS, IL, 60465
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 974-1405
Fax: (708) 974-4679
Email: safety@celticcartage.com
Web domain: celticcartage.com

Registration

Officers: Ryan Hyland · Richard P Hyland
USDOT / docket: 1197429 · MC-476351
First registered: Jan 2, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 8,704,957 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 13, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 148705424

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

185

Power units

185

Drivers

—CDL drivers

8,704,957

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 CELTIC CARTAGE INC.

CELTIC CARTAGE INC (USDOT 1197429) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 203 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 130 vehicle-level and 189 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 185 power units and 185 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 13, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CELTIC CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

CELTIC CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 1197429, and its motor carrier number is MC-476351.

Is CELTIC CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CELTIC CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CELTIC CARTAGE INC's safety record?

CELTIC CARTAGE INC has a 28.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 276 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CELTIC CARTAGE INC's fleet?

CELTIC CARTAGE INC operates 185 power units and 185 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CELTIC CARTAGE INC based?

CELTIC CARTAGE INC is based in PALOS HILLS, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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