Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 125101 · MC-128214
CHARLES J READER
DBA Q TRUCKING
27 power unitsNOME, AK
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-128214 INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
27Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHARLES J READER safe to work with?
Is CHARLES J READER safe to load? CHARLES J READER (USDOT 125101, MC-128214) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in NOME, AK, operating 27 power units and 15 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CJCHARLES J READER 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
National Interstate · 13–19
Umialik · 19–25
19862025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMIALIK INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Dec 2025 | $1M | 7 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2013 → Dec 2019 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2010 → Jan 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| PACIFIC MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1986 → Jan 1988 | $1M | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 27
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NOME, AK
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@gci.net — 376 carriers: USDOT 305890USDOT 509631USDOT 571890USDOT 588366USDOT 593333USDOT 608340USDOT 616668USDOT 731749
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 704 W SEPPALA DRIVE, NOME, AK, 99762
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 991, NOME, AK, 99762
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (907) 443-2388
- Fax
- (907) 443-3615
- qtrucking@gci.net
- Web domain
- gci.net
Registration
- Officer
- Charles Reader
- USDOT / docket
- 125101 · MC-128214
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 11/11/2025 · 85,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 4900502
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is CHARLES J READER's USDOT number?
CHARLES J READER's USDOT number is 125101, and its motor carrier number is MC-128214.
Is CHARLES J READER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHARLES J READER is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHARLES J READER's fleet?
CHARLES J READER operates 27 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHARLES J READER based?
CHARLES J READER is based in NOME, AK.