Carrier profile · USDOT 357848 · MC-230816 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Central Auto & Transport LLC

21 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 5 statesHARTFORD, CT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-230816 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(860) 246-7616 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 24 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 26.8 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 21-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 13 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Universal’08–’19

Zurich American’20–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. · since May 2023

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → May 2023	$750K	1
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Jul 2019	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Jun 2006 → Jun 2007	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	4
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Jun 2005	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2005	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → May 2001	$750K	2
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 1999	$750K	3
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Apr 1998 → May 1998	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → May 1997	$750K	2
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 1994 → Mar 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

41.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Connecticut: 5 inspections
New York: 4 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections

Home base

HARTFORD, CT

195 MAXIM ROAD

Most inspections: CT

5 inspections

CT 5 · NY 4 · MA 2

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 157948 USDOT 697279 USDOT 1259891 USDOT 1971422

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@centralgroups.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 639633 USDOT 1217531 USDOT 1217545 USDOT 1218117 USDOT 1333249 USDOT 2113963 USDOT 2592251

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert greco — 7 carriers: USDOT 1217531 USDOT 1217545 USDOT 1218117 USDOT 1227515 USDOT 1263293 USDOT 2592251

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 195 MAXIM ROAD, HARTFORD, CT, 06114
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (860) 246-7616
Fax: (860) 246-3446
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: centralgroups.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Greco · Mike Pereira
USDOT / docket: 357848 · MC-230816
First registered: Jun 16, 1989
Last MCS-150: Oct 19, 2026 · 600,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 20, 2007
D-U-N-S: 54185897

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

21violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

138%1 / 13

Lights

40%0 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to Apr 251 / 3

25%May 25 to Oct 251 / 4

0%Nov 25 to Apr 260 / 1

0%May 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 21 records)

392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2

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390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.106D-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC.

CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 357848) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. effective May 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 20, 2007 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 357848, and its motor carrier number is MC-230816.

Is CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CENTRAL AUTO & TRANSPORT LLC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).