Carrier profile · USDOT 21331 · MC-135221 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC

1,800 power unitsPHOENIX, AZ80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-135221 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1,800Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(602) 477-7191 Email dispatchJEANETTE_CHAVEZ@SWIFTTRANS.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1800 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

1,800 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’14 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Genesis’98–’01

Great West’06–’10

Red Rock’10–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · RED ROCK RISK RETENTION GROUP · since Jul 2014

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RED ROCK RISK RETENTION GROUP	Nov 2010 → Jul 2014	$1M	7
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2006 → Nov 2010	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Aug 2003	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → Jun 2003	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → May 2003	$1M	4
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	3
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	3
GENESIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1998 → Nov 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1,800
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

PHOENIX, AZ

2200 S 75TH AVENUE

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@swifttrans.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 54283 USDOT 160095 USDOT 316933 USDOT 335555 USDOT 428823 USDOT 710381 USDOT 1116983 USDOT 1252905

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2200 S 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85043
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (602) 477-7191
Fax: (623) 907-7464
Email: jeanette_chavez@swifttrans.com
Web domain: swifttrans.com

Registration

Officer: Virginia Henkels
USDOT / docket: 21331 · MC-135221
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2015 · 236,419,046 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 108537346

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1,800

Power units

2,388

Drivers

2,322

CDL drivers

236,419,046

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC.

CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC (USDOT 21331) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 RED ROCK RISK RETENTION GROUP effective Jul 1, 2014 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 67 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1,800 power units and 2,388 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2015.

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