Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 202062 · MC-147704
CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC
1 power unitsINDIANAPOLIS, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147704 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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.
AI readFull read
Is CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC safe to load? CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 202062, MC-147704) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 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 unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CCCARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC 50
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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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Acuity A · 90–96
Onebeacon · 96–00
Auto Owners · 00–22
19902022
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2000 → Jan 2022 | $750k | 4 |
| ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1996 → Jun 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1990 → Jun 1996 | $750k | 1 |
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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.
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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
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@embarqmail.com — 2439 carriers: USDOT 3863USDOT 3983USDOT 47490USDOT 66533USDOT 70718USDOT 79498USDOT 79681USDOT 84839
Shares a company officer with other carriers
william carter — 26 carriers: USDOT 95638USDOT 301108USDOT 554830USDOT 931363USDOT 961021USDOT 1184295USDOT 1674643USDOT 1780748
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 2435 KENTUCKY AVE BLDG 5, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46221
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 490, NINEVEH, IN, 46164
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (317) 446-2272
- Fax
- (317) 933-4151
- Web domain
- embarqmail.com
Registration
- Officer
- William Carter
- USDOT / docket
- 202062 · MC-147704
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 02/29/2020 · 80,000 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 94470697
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 CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number?
CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 202062, and its motor carrier number is MC-147704.
Is CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC's fleet?
CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC based?
CARTER CARTAGE COMPANY INC is based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN.