Carrier profile · USDOT 20889 · MC-89082 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC

6 power unitsavg 12.2 yrLocal · 2 statesPLATTSBURGH, NY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-89082 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2007–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(518) 563-0791 Email dispatchcbms@carpenterbrothersms.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average31.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2007–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 10.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hartford Accident’78–’08

Granite State’10–’17

beyond this history

1978199020022014now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.	Mar 1978 → Jul 2008	$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): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

PLATTSBURGH, NY

24 GRAHAM DR

Top corridor

NY 15 · NJ 1

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

kyle carpenter — 5 carriers: USDOT 843298 USDOT 1699300 USDOT 3525349 USDOT 4133972

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 24 GRAHAM DR, PLATTSBURGH, NY, 12901
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (518) 563-0791
Fax: (518) 563-0798
Email: cbms@carpenterbrothersms.com
Web domain: carpenterbrothersms.com

Registration

Officers: Mathew Jenkins · Kyle Carpenter
USDOT / docket: 20889 · MC-89082
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2025 · 55,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 1980
D-U-N-S: 41712829

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

55,000

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 CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC.

CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC (USDOT 20889) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 1980 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 20889, and its motor carrier number is MC-89082.

Is CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC's safety record?

CARPENTER BROS MOVING AND STORAGE INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).