Carrier profile · USDOT 466550 · MC-248911 · Updated Jul 1, 2026

COMMODITY CARRIERS INC

20 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 6 statesBOZRAH, CT86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-248911 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(860) 886-5161 Email dispatchdispatch@commoditycarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 1, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.6 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’01–’05

Lancer’12–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2009	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Feb 2007	$750K	5
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2005	$750K	3
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1999 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 1999	$750K	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1997 → Oct 1998	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 1995 → Nov 1997	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Dec 1992 → Oct 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

14.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BOZRAH, CT

112 STOCKHOUSE RD

Top corridor

CT 8 · NY 5 · MA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1421875Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1421875 USDOT 2795089 USDOT 318756 USDOT 3628484

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 112 STOCKHOUSE RD, BOZRAH, CT, 06334
Mailing address: P O BOX 205, BOZRAH, CT, 06334
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (860) 886-5161
Fax: (877) 681-6216
Email: dispatch@commoditycarriers.com
Web domain: commoditycarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Monica Terris · Robert Dembinski
USDOT / docket: 466550 · MC-248911
First registered: Dec 24, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jan 24, 2026 · 1,312,974 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 30, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,312,974

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 COMMODITY CARRIERS INC.

COMMODITY CARRIERS INC (USDOT 466550) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 1, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

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

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 30, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COMMODITY CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

COMMODITY CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 466550, and its motor carrier number is MC-248911.

Is COMMODITY CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 1, 2026, COMMODITY CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMMODITY CARRIERS INC's safety record?

COMMODITY CARRIERS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).