Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 663166 · MC-311981
CHARLES M EVENS
DBA C M EVENS TRANSPORTATION
2 power unitsJOLIET, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-311981 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 30 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHARLES M EVENS safe to work with?
Is CHARLES M EVENS safe to load? CHARLES M EVENS (USDOT 663166, MC-311981) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JOLIET, IL, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 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
CMCHARLES M EVENS 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Great West · 96–09
Great West · 10–13
19962013
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2010 → Dec 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2009 → Aug 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 1996 → Jul 2009 | $750k | 4 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
JOLIET, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hotmail — 167 carriers: USDOT 84820USDOT 87345USDOT 211077USDOT 336672USDOT 381941USDOT 450029USDOT 559389USDOT 590313
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 220 COLBURN AVENUE, JOLIET, IL, 60433
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (815) 722-3669
- Cell
- (815) 603-3504
- Fax
- (815) 722-6552
- evens1000@hotmail
- Web domain
- hotmail
Registration
- Officer
- Charles M Evens
- USDOT / docket
- 663166 · MC-311981
- First registered
- 10/15/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 04/05/2011 · 150,000 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 CHARLES M EVENS's USDOT number?
CHARLES M EVENS's USDOT number is 663166, and its motor carrier number is MC-311981.
Is CHARLES M EVENS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHARLES M EVENS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHARLES M EVENS's fleet?
CHARLES M EVENS operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHARLES M EVENS based?
CHARLES M EVENS is based in JOLIET, IL.