Carrier profile · USDOT 1728067 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC

DBA ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY

19 power unitsDETROIT, MI50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(313) 834-4300 Email dispatchkknight@ernstmeats.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 19 years

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
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

DETROIT, MI

2888 RIOPELLE ST

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 company officer with other carriers

robert ernst — 4 carriers: USDOT 957590 USDOT 1303755 USDOT 1408679

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2888 RIOPELLE ST, DETROIT, MI, 48207
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (313) 834-4300
Cell: (313) 220-0648
Fax: (313) 832-4334
Email: kknight@ernstmeats.com
Web domain: ernstmeats.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Ernst
USDOT / docket: 1728067
First registered: Jan 17, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jul 29, 2024 · 40,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 46061354

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

40,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC.

ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC (USDOT 1728067) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 29, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC's USDOT number?

ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC's USDOT number is 1728067.

Is ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC's safety record?

ERNST HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.