Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 15, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 4, 2025.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 1573874) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13.1 yr
Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES's USDOT number is 1573874, and its motor carrier number is MC-582905.
As of 2026-06-13, CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections 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.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
Comparable carriers around Columbus and across Ohio
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Sep 2022 → Sep 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2020 → Sep 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2016 → Sep 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2015 → Sep 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2014 → Sep 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2013 → Sep 2014 | $750K | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2012 → Sep 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2011 → Oct 2012 | $750K | 6 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2009 → Dec 2010 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Nov 2009 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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