Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 160095 · MC-145072
MS CARRIERS LLC
1 power unitsPHOENIX, AZ
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145072 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 52 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal6969
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is MS CARRIERS LLC safe to work with?
Is MS CARRIERS LLC safe to load? MS CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 160095, MC-145072) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PHOENIX, AZ, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MCMS CARRIERS LLC 40
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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
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
North America · 91–95
United States · 96–98
Self-insured · 98–02
State Pennsylvania · 02–04
Ace American · 03–09
19912010
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.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 29 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED ROCK RISK RETENTION GROUP | Feb 2010 → Feb 2010 | $1M | 9 |
| ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2003 → Jan 2009 | $1M | 8 |
| AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2002 → Feb 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jan 2002 → Nov 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| SELF-INSURED | Jan 1998 → Oct 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jan 1998 → May 1998 | $1M | 2 |
| SELF-INSURED | Jun 1996 → Jan 1996 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Jan 1996 → Jan 1998 | $1M | 1 |
| TIG INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1995 → Jan 1995 | $1M | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | May 1991 → Jan 1995 | $1M | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
PHOENIX, AZ
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@swifttrans.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 21331USDOT 54283USDOT 316933USDOT 335555USDOT 428823USDOT 710381USDOT 1116983USDOT 1252905
Shares a company officer with other carriers
adam miller — 21 carriers: USDOT 573564USDOT 1567455USDOT 1819411USDOT 2135222USDOT 2353999USDOT 2385714USDOT 2553037USDOT 2815234
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2200 S 75TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85043
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (800) 800-2200
- Fax
- (623) 907-7464
- Web domain
- swifttrans.com
Registration
- Officer
- Adam Miller
- USDOT / docket
- 160095 · MC-145072
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 03/25/2019 · 10,000 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 92109222
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is MS CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?
MS CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 160095, and its motor carrier number is MC-145072.
Is MS CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MS CARRIERS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MS CARRIERS LLC's fleet?
MS CARRIERS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MS CARRIERS LLC based?
MS CARRIERS LLC is based in PHOENIX, AZ.