Carrier profile · USDOT 2299300 · MC-785106 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ALTA TRANSPORTATION INC

18 power unitsTACOMA, WA62/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-785106 BROKER ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(253) 414-6581 Email dispatchacatalano@carlile.biz

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Active operating authorityEstablished 14 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 18 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’12–’16

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2012 → Nov 2012	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
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

TACOMA, WA

2301 TAYLOR WAY

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@carlile.biz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3965274

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry howard — 18 carriers: USDOT 650118 USDOT 1216896 USDOT 1381718 USDOT 1469591 USDOT 1592470 USDOT 1699681 USDOT 1732703 USDOT 1835801

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2301 TAYLOR WAY, TACOMA, WA, 98421
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (253) 414-6581
Fax: (253) 838-9631
Email: acatalano@carlile.biz
Web domain: carlile.biz

Registration

Officers: Terry Howard · John Armstrong
USDOT / docket: 2299300 · MC-785106
First registered: Apr 26, 2012
Last MCS-150: Dec 27, 2016 · 483,909 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 24.16
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

483,909

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 ALTA TRANSPORTATION INC.

ALTA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2299300) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier 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.

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 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 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 27, 2016.

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