Carrier profile · USDOT 188223 · MC-147554 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Arab Cartage & Express Co Inc

63 power unitsavg 10.4 yrNational · 20 statesARAB, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147554 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

63Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

65Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 586-3018 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

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

63 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

6 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 32.69% on 52 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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42 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 27, 2026.

Safety

97 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 32.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 52 vehicle and 97 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 63-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 63
Inspections · 24 mo: 97
Annualized: ≈49 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

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 Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’01–’08

National Interstate’13–’20

Arch’20–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	6
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2009 → Jun 2009	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2008	$750K	3
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 2001	$750K	3
ST. PAUL MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 63
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 65

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

61.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 24 inspections
Alabama: 17 inspections
Mississippi: 12 inspections
Florida: 7 inspections
Georgia: 6 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
Texas: 5 inspections
Louisiana: 4 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

ARAB, AL

1101 NATHAN RD SW

Most inspections: TN

24 inspections

TN 24 · AL 17 · MS 12

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 154913Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2834777 USDOT 3822487 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 3604017 USDOT 87409 USDOT 154913 USDOT 159317 USDOT 4216487

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1101 NATHAN RD SW, ARAB, AL, 35016
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (256) 586-3018
Fax: (256) 586-8881
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ac-an.com

Registration

Officers: Bob Elrod · Ben Elrod
USDOT / docket: 188223 · MC-147554
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2025 · 2,756,586 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 4, 2004
D-U-N-S: 53579777

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,756,586

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

17 of 52 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

129violation records

29OOS-tagged records

17 of 52inspections 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.

Hours of service

3617%6 / 36

Other vehicle maintenance

3145%14 / 31

Unsafe driving

2417%4 / 24

Brakes

205%1 / 20

Lights

1822%4 / 18

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

42%Nov 24 to May 255 / 12

17%May 25 to Nov 251 / 6

47%Nov 25 to May 267 / 15

21%May 26 to Nov 264 / 19

Top 3 codes (28 of 129 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data14
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer6
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
392.9AA1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak2
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BS Brakes inoperative1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4-PBME Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BNMH Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TRDL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC.

ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC (USDOT 188223) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 97 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 52 vehicle-level and 97 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 63 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 4, 2004 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number?

ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number is 188223, and its motor carrier number is MC-147554.

Is ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC's safety record?

ARAB CARTAGE & EXPRESS CO INC has a 32.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 137 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).