Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 255356 · MC-182204
TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC
1 power unitsALBERTVILLE, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-182204 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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 41 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4141 yr active
since 1985Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
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
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC safe to work with?
Is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC safe to load? TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC (USDOT 255356, MC-182204) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ALBERTVILLE, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 41 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
TCTRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE 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
- None
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Occidental Fire · 92–97
Canal · 97–99
Occidental Fire · 01–03
Occidental Fire · 04–06
Carolina · 06–10
19922010
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.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 20 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Feb 2010 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2006 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 6 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Feb 2004 → Feb 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Sep 2001 → Nov 2003 | $750k | 3 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Sep 2000 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| GENERAL AGENTS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, INC. | Sep 1999 → Sep 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1997 → Sep 1999 | $750k | 3 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Apr 1992 → Apr 1997 | $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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ALBERTVILLE, AL
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
@charterinternet.com — 232 carriers: USDOT 181193USDOT 190459USDOT 213040USDOT 218273USDOT 219083USDOT 264354USDOT 279743USDOT 285957
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 11071 HWY 431 N, ALBERTVILLE, AL, 35950
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 878-7806
- Cell
- (847) 207-7806
- Fax
- (256) 878-7727
- Web domain
- charterinternet.com
Registration
- Officer
- Danny Thrash
- USDOT / docket
- 255356 · MC-182204
- First registered
- 02/04/1985
- Last MCS-150
- 02/16/2012 · 40,000 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 37486743
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC's USDOT number?
TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC's USDOT number is 255356, and its motor carrier number is MC-182204.
Is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC's fleet?
TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC based?
TRANS CONTINENTAL AUTO EXCHANGE INC is based in ALBERTVILLE, AL.