Great Lakes Car Carriers IncUSDOT 1433289VR 50/100BURTON, MI

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Great Lakes Car Carriers Inc

USDOT: 1433289
MC: 545705

Inspected in 1 jurisdictionBURTON, MI

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

2Reported power

1 seen in inspections

1Trailers seen

Inspection records

17.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2020 · vPIC

Call company(810) 691-2491 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Limited record

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

Not enough inspection history to rate

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Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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.21 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2005.

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

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

2Reported power

1 seen in inspections

1Trailers seen

Inspection records

17.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2020 · vPIC

Call company(810) 691-2491 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

17.5 yr

Model years 1997–2020. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

21 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2005. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Apr 9, 2025.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

1 inspections · rolling 24 months

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

24-mo population · 1 vehicle / 1 driver checks

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

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)Not 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

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Stonington’06–’09

Progressive Michigan’14–’18

Northland’18–’21

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Nov 2021	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Oct 2018	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2009	$750K	5
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Aug 2006	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

1 US state

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

BURTON, MI

2487 EAST BRISTOL ROAD

Most inspections: NC

1 inspections

NC 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

Show all-time history (2 vehicles · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 4550972 4400221

Matching officer name

william dempsey — 2 carriers: USDOT 2766931

This is a name match, not a verified match to the same person.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2487 EAST BRISTOL ROAD, BURTON, MI, 48529
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (810) 691-2491
Fax: (317) 770-0954
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: William Dempsey
USDOT / docket: 1433289 · MC-545705
First registered: Nov 8, 2005
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2025 · 153,799 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 3, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 14, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

6violation records

4OOS-tagged records

1 of 1inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

250%1 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 6 records)

383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.25F Lighting device requirements1

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393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Driver fitness

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC.

GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1433289) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 11, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 jurisdiction, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 3, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1433289, and its motor carrier number is MC-545705.

Is GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: None; Broker: None.

What is GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC's fleet?

GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC based?

GREAT LAKES CAR CARRIERS INC is based in BURTON, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 jurisdiction.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(810) 691-2491 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1433289
MC / Docket: MC-545705
Officer: WILLIAM DEMPSEY
Address: 2487 EAST BRISTOL ROAD
BURTON, MI, 48529

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 21 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2022
No crashes in 24 monthsClean recent crash record.

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