Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 648 · MC-119489
CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY
19 power unitsNORFOLK, NE
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119489 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
19Power 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 52 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 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY safe to work with?
Is CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY safe to load? CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY (USDOT 648, MC-119489) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NORFOLK, NE, operating 19 power units and 19 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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
CTCENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$5M BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Great West · 92–18
Gemini · 17–22
19922022
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2017 → May 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 1992 → Nov 2018 | $5M | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 19
- 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
NORFOLK, NE
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@telebeep.com — 67 carriers: USDOT 726USDOT 64081USDOT 73134USDOT 246090USDOT 340864USDOT 348155USDOT 528538USDOT 618974
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2401 N 13TH ST, NORFOLK, NE, 68701
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 249, NORFOLK, NE, 68702-0249
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (402) 371-9517
- Fax
- (402) 371-7373
- davids@telebeep.com
- Web domain
- telebeep.com
Registration
- Officer
- Thomas Abler
- USDOT / docket
- 648 · MC-119489
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 08/01/2018 · 566,296 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 7291461
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 CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY's USDOT number?
CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY's USDOT number is 648, and its motor carrier number is MC-119489.
Is CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY's fleet?
CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY operates 19 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY based?
CENTRAL TRANSPORT COMPANY is based in NORFOLK, NE.