Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3710960 · MC-1302370
BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC
6 power unitsavg 2.9 yrRegional · 3 statesTHEODORE, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1302370 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power units
7 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
2.9Avg age (yr)
2022–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2021Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
2 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
2.9 yr
Model years 2022–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC safe to work with?
Is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC safe to load? BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC (USDOT 3710960, MC-1302370) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in THEODORE, AL, operating 6 power units and 9 drivers. Operating authority has been active 4 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 26 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BCBORDERLINES CARTAGE INC 94
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Safety
26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 6.3% (24-mo)16 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving8
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Progressive Specialty · 24–25
20212025
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Nov 2024 → Nov 2025 | $1M | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2024 → Nov 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2023 → May 2024 | $1M | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Mar 2022 → May 2023 | $1M | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Sep 2021 → Mar 2022 | $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)
- 6
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 7
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2022
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo1616
FL busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
THEODORE, AL
Top corridor
FL ⇄ AL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 16130USDOT 4344989USDOT 165420Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 7 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130USDOT 2273522USDOT 4344989USDOT 165420USDOT 3486507USDOT 3611722USDOT 4392584
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@shipyourfreight.ca — 4 carriers: USDOT 1768776USDOT 3573345USDOT 4032922
Shares a company officer with other carriers
micheal petcoff — 2 carriers: USDOT 4032922
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)66
Observed (24 mo)77
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5275 BUSINESS PARKWAY, THEODORE, AL, 36582
- Mailing address
- 431 STATE ST UNIT 26, OGDENSBURG, NY, 13669-6902
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (251) 293-9970
- Cell
- (613) 229-9676
- Web domain
- shipyourfreight.ca
Registration
- Officer
- Micheal Petcoff
- USDOT / docket
- 3710960 · MC-1302370
- First registered
- 08/27/2021
- Last MCS-150
- 12/03/2025 · 600,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?
BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 3710960, and its motor carrier number is MC-1302370.
Is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC's safety record?
BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC's fleet?
BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC operates 6 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC based?
BORDERLINES CARTAGE INC is based in THEODORE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.