Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 626975 · MC-299506
EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC
31 power unitsPORTSMOUTH, VA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-299506 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
31Power 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 31 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 31 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC safe to load? EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 626975, MC-299506) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in PORTSMOUTH, VA, operating 31 power units and 38 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 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
ECEAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
United States · 95–98
Canal · 98–01
Occidental Fire · 03–05
Carolina · 07–09
19952009
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 19 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2007 → Jun 2009 | $750k | 7 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2006 → Jun 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2005 → Jun 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2003 → Jun 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2002 → Jun 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jun 2001 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 1998 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1995 → Jun 1998 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 31
- 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
PORTSMOUTH, VA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ectts.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1895051USDOT 1895297USDOT 2473618USDOT 3435202
Shares a company officer with other carriers
barry rudiger — 2 carriers: USDOT 1895297
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2906 ELMHURST LANE, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23701
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (757) 465-2209
- Cell
- (757) 651-3042
- Fax
- (757) 465-2201
- brudiger@ectts.com
- Web domain
- ectts.com
Registration
- Officers
- Barry Rudiger · Melba Rudiger
- USDOT / docket
- 626975 · MC-299506
- First registered
- 01/15/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 06/08/2011 · 1 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 626975, and its motor carrier number is MC-299506.
Is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC operates 31 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC based?
EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC is based in PORTSMOUTH, VA.