Carrier profile · USDOT 701514 · MC-324641 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC

12 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 4 statesBROOKLYN, NY86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-324641 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 832-5200 Email dispatchtommy@manhattantransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

40.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

40.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 58.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Country-wide’09–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · COUNTRY-WIDE INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2024

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTRY-WIDE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2009 → Oct 2024	$750K	13
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2004 → Mar 2005	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Feb 2002	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Oct 2000 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
SECURITY INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2000	$750K	2
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 1999	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

BROOKLYN, NY

768 40TH STREET

Top corridor

NY 7 · CT 1 · PA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2548147

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: 768 40TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11232
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 832-5200
Fax: (718) 832-5335
Email: tommy@manhattantransport.com
Web domain: manhattantransport.com

Registration

Officers: Tommy Lin · Hai Qi Zhong
USDOT / docket: 701514 · MC-324641
First registered: Aug 13, 1997
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2025 · 120,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 101269525

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

120,000

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 MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC.

MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 701514) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from COUNTRY-WIDE INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 5, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 701514, and its motor carrier number is MC-324641.

Is MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MANHATTAN TRANSPORT INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).