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Carrier profile · USDOT 1212663 · MC-483055 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC

10 power unitsGASTONIA, NC

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-483055 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(704) 867-1760 Email dispatchTMARTINENT@BELLSOUTH.NET

Carrier verification summary for MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1212663) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1212663) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1212663) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1212663) reports 10 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 28, 2017.

MARTIN ENTERPRISE OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1212663) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 22 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 10 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’06–’09

Wilshire’14–’17

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Feb 2017	$750K	12
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	3
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2010 → Apr 2010	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2009	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
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

GASTONIA, NC

613 E FRANKLIN BLVD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles martin — 44 carriers: USDOT 719166 USDOT 774504 USDOT 942951 USDOT 1045167 USDOT 1087953 USDOT 1248558 USDOT 1307224 USDOT 1420927

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 613 E FRANKLIN BLVD, GASTONIA, NC, 28054
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 867-1760
Cell: (704) 913-3355
Fax: (704) 867-1763
Email: tmartinent@bellsouth.net
Web domain: bellsouth.net

Registration

Officers: Charles Martin · Tonya Martin
USDOT / docket: 1212663 · MC-483055
First registered: Feb 19, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jun 28, 2017 · 2,760,000 mi (2016)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,760,000

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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