Carrier profile · USDOT 879739 · MC-200724 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

COMET MESSENGER SERVICE INC

1 power unitsCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-200724 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(312) 786-2288 Email dispatchjim@cometmesssenger.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$300,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$300K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $300K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Ace American’96–’00

Discover Property’03–’07

Riverport’20–’23

Concert Specialty’23–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $300,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$300K	2
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$300K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$300K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2009	$300K	2
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$300K	3
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2007	$300K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2003	$300K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$300K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$300K	1
ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$300K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Jan 2000	$300K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1995 → Dec 1996	$300K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Feb 1994 → Feb 1995	$300K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

CHICAGO, IL

2045 W GRAND

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james a sailer — 4 carriers: USDOT 1129386 USDOT 1837929 USDOT 4079749

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2045 W GRAND, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (312) 786-2288
Fax: (312) 226-9235
Email: jim@cometmesssenger.com
Web domain: cometmesssenger.com

Registration

Officer: James A Sailer
USDOT / docket: 879739 · MC-200724
First registered: May 11, 2000
Last MCS-150: Aug 16, 2024 · 30,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 COMET MESSENGER SERVICE INC.

COMET MESSENGER SERVICE INC (USDOT 879739) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $300,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 16, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.