Carrier profile · USDOT 2389199 · MC-821160 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

CITADEL CARTAGE LLC

9 power unitsDENVER, CO50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-821160 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(303) 333-3801 Email dispatchdaved@citadelcartage.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

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Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — 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 Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2013

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
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

DENVER, CO

4120 JACKSON STREET

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

@citadelcartage.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 322273

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dave decker — 3 carriers: USDOT 1366818 USDOT 2101817

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4120 JACKSON STREET, DENVER, CO, 80216
Mailing address: P O BOX 17144, DENVER, CO, 80217
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (303) 333-3801
Fax: (303) 394-6060
Email: daved@citadelcartage.com
Web domain: citadelcartage.com

Registration

Officer: Dave Decker
USDOT / docket: 2389199 · MC-821160
First registered: Mar 21, 2013
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 38,132 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

38,132

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 CITADEL CARTAGE LLC.

CITADEL CARTAGE LLC (USDOT 2389199) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 22, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 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 26, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CITADEL CARTAGE LLC's USDOT number?

CITADEL CARTAGE LLC's USDOT number is 2389199, and its motor carrier number is MC-821160.

Is CITADEL CARTAGE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, CITADEL CARTAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CITADEL CARTAGE LLC's safety record?

CITADEL CARTAGE LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.