Carrier profile · USDOT 249918 · MC-177496 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC

48 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 5 statesFAIRFIELD, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177496 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 842-2022 Email dispatchcstrucking2@gmail.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 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-mo35.7%

▲ 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

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%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 — 14 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 24.0 pts across the window. 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 48-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving69 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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 ’23 · 16 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Boston Old’92–’96

Great West’04–’07

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2023

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Oct 2014 → Oct 2017	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	3
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2004 → Oct 2007	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → Aug 2004	$750K	2
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → May 2004	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → May 2003	$750K	3
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1997 → May 1997	$750K	2
MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → May 1997	$750K	1
BOSTON OLD COLONY INSURANCE CO.	May 1992 → May 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 48
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

24.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

FAIRFIELD, IL

7 WILLIAMSON DRIVE

Top corridor

IL 36 · IN 4 · MO 2

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1993091 USDOT 3564686 USDOT 1550894

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeremy carter — 8 carriers: USDOT 1737726 USDOT 2145641 USDOT 2417446 USDOT 3065160 USDOT 3288309 USDOT 3892240 USDOT 4295769

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: 7 WILLIAMSON DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, IL, 62837
Mailing address: PO BOX 68, FAIRFIELD, IL, 62837
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 842-2022
Fax: (618) 842-2034
Email: cstrucking2@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Jeremy Carter · Jeremy Carter
USDOT / docket: 249918 · MC-177496
First registered: Aug 22, 1984
Last MCS-150: Aug 15, 2025 · 2,454,541 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 9, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,454,541

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 CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC.

CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC (USDOT 249918) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 9, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC's USDOT number?

CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC's USDOT number is 249918, and its motor carrier number is MC-177496.

Is CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC's safety record?

CHARLES H CARTER & SON INC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 84 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).