Carrier profile · USDOT 851117 · MC-370810 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

George Nelson Massey

DBA COMET EXPRESS

5 power unitsavg 16 yrRegional · 5 statesSYLVANIA, OH80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-370810 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(567) 868-1490 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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9 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 7, 2026.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

American Southern’99–now

Canal’05–’09

Progressive Preferred’19–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2019 → Feb 2026	$750K	7
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jan 2009	$750K	11
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Jun 2004	$750K	3
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → current	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 3 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections

Home base

SYLVANIA, OH

5646 KYLIE CT

Most inspections: IN

3 inspections

IN 3 · MO 2 · IL 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

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 628708 USDOT 1294583 USDOT 154454

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5646 KYLIE CT, SYLVANIA, OH, 43560
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (567) 868-1490
Fax: (419) 882-1665
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: George Nelson Massey
USDOT / docket: 851117 · MC-370810
First registered: Jan 24, 2000
Last MCS-150: Sep 8, 2025 · 150,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 9, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 2 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

33violation records

5OOS-tagged records

1 of 2inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Hours of service

714%1 / 7

Other vehicle maintenance

540%2 / 5

Lights

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (10 of 33 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing6
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GEORGE NELSON MASSEY.

GEORGE NELSON MASSEY (USDOT 851117) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 8, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 9, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GEORGE NELSON MASSEY's USDOT number?

GEORGE NELSON MASSEY's USDOT number is 851117, and its motor carrier number is MC-370810.

Is GEORGE NELSON MASSEY authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. GEORGE NELSON MASSEY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GEORGE NELSON MASSEY's safety record?

GEORGE NELSON MASSEY has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).