Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1259209 · MC-492994
RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED
5 power unitsCHARLTON, MA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-492994 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 22 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 5 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 22.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)On file
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 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED safe to work with?
Is RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED safe to load? RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED (USDOT 1259209, MC-492994) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in CHARLTON, MA, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (28/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Pilgrim · 04–05
20042005
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.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2004 → Dec 2005 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- 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
CHARLTON, MA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@rtltransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 640263USDOT 3590384
Shares a company officer with other carriers
thomas bernhard — 2 carriers: USDOT 235893
06
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
- 253C WORCESTER RD, CHARLTON, MA, 01507
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (508) 721-6035
- tom@rtltransport.com
- Web domain
- rtltransport.com
Registration
- Officers
- Thomas Bernhard · Armando Ribeiro
- USDOT / docket
- 1259209 · MC-492994
- First registered
- 06/17/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 06/17/2004
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
07
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 RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED's USDOT number?
RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 1259209, and its motor carrier number is MC-492994.
Is RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED's fleet?
RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED based?
RTL TRANSPORT OF NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED is based in CHARLTON, MA.