Carrier profile · USDOT 70085 · MC-133676 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COMET TRUCK LINE INC

23 power unitsBATON ROUGE, LA40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-133676 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(225) 383-2921

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 23 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 22.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

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

No active authority

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

23 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: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
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 ’04 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Commerce Industry’92–’97

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2000

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2003 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 1997 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jan 1992 → Jan 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
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

BATON ROUGE, LA

1175 CHOCTAW DRIVE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1175 CHOCTAW DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (225) 383-2921
Fax: (225) 383-3202
Email: —

Registration

Officers: J Scott Wilson · R H Wilson
USDOT / docket: 70085 · MC-133676
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2004 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 93543437

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—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 TRUCK LINE INC.

COMET TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 70085) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2000 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 23 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2004.

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