Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 241203 · MC-171918
CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC
35 power unitsTUSCALOOSA, AL
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-171918 INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
35Power 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 43 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 35 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Multiple injury crashes15 crashes involving injuries are on record.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4242 yr active
since 1984Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor 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
42 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC safe to load? CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 241203, MC-171918) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in TUSCALOOSA, AL, operating 35 power units and 34 drivers. Operating authority has been active 42 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
CACENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 35
- 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
TUSCALOOSA, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@obe.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 9047
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3010 RICE MINE RD NE, TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35406
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 292-6670
- Cell
- (214) 273-3404
- Fax
- (205) 758-9986
- fleet@obe.com
- Web domain
- obe.com
Registration
- Officers
- Trey Allen · Rebecca Barajas
- USDOT / docket
- 241203 · MC-171918
- First registered
- 01/05/1984
- Last MCS-150
- 11/29/2022 · 3,196,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 130360209
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 CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 241203, and its motor carrier number is MC-171918.
Is CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC operates 35 power units and 34 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC based?
CENTRAL ALABAMA TRANSPORT INC is based in TUSCALOOSA, AL.