Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
A & J CARTAGE INC (USDOT 928778) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 13, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
A & J CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 928778, and its motor carrier number is MC-448070.
As of Jun 13, 2026, A & J CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
A & J CARTAGE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No 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.
A & J CARTAGE INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
A & J CARTAGE INC is based in MELROSE PARK, IL.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2008 → Mar 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2006 → Mar 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2004 → Mar 2006 | $750K | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2002 → Jun 2004 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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