Carrier profile · USDOT 510994 · MC-261153 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cartage & Transportation Services Inc

DBA CATS INC

1 power unitWEST BEND, WI50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-261153 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(262) 483-8940 Email dispatchcats@fastcats.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’93–’01

M I’93–’02

Progressive Northern’01–now

Commerce State’06–’13

Acuity A’06–’10

Cincinnati’10–’22

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2010 → May 2022	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Dec 2010	$750K	4
COMMERCE STATE BANK	Jul 2006 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → current	$750K	4
M&I FIRST NATIONAL BANK	Jul 1993 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1993 → May 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

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.

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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

WEST BEND, WI

2542 WALLACE LAKE RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fastcats.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1212243 USDOT 4181519

Shares a company officer with other carriers

calvin nienow — 2 carriers: USDOT 1212243

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2542 WALLACE LAKE RD, WEST BEND, WI, 53090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (262) 483-8940
Email: cats@fastcats.com
Web domain: fastcats.com

Registration

Officer: Calvin Nienow
USDOT / docket: 510994 · MC-261153
First registered: Feb 1, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2024 · 1 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 510994) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 510994, and its motor carrier number is MC-261153.

Is CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CARTAGE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.