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Carrier profile · USDOT 1392890 · MC-577973 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC

4 power unitsWOBURN, MA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-577973 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(781) 569-0201 Email dispatchlbraudis@shipoptima.com

Carrier verification summary for OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1392890) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 25, 2026.

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1392890) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1392890) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 26, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1392890) reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

OPTIMA SHIPPING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1392890) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 21 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — 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: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Federal’07–’08

Employers Fire’08–’11

American’11–’14

American Alternative’13–’16

Manufacturers Alliance’17–’19

Arbella Protection’19–now

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	4
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	6
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2013 → Feb 2016	$750K	5
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2011 → Jan 2014	$750K	4
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2010 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
THE EMPLOYERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Jan 2007	$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): 4
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

WOBURN, MA

7 WHEELING AVENUE

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@shipoptima.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 163246 USDOT 2963002 USDOT 3505436

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7 WHEELING AVENUE, WOBURN, MA, 01801
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (781) 569-0201
Email: lbraudis@shipoptima.com
Web domain: shipoptima.com

Registration

Officers: Len Braudis · Erin Wilcox
USDOT / docket: 1392890 · MC-577973
First registered: Jul 8, 2005
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 104,500 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

104,500

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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