Carrier profile · USDOT 194390 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY

419 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 44 statesDALLAS, TX88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

419Power units

215 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(469) 458-0884 Email dispatchafinman@gocbs.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Established 52 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 734 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

419 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

444 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 313 vehicle and 406 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.4% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

431 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 47

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 419-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 419
Inspections · 24 mo: 444
Annualized: ≈222 / 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 Driving124 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance55 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 18 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther9 · 9 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 419
Observed power (24 mo): 215
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.7%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 44 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

444

CA busiest

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

Home base

DALLAS, TX

8585 N STEMMONS FWY STE 600S

Top corridor

CA ⇄ TX

CA 58 · NY 47 · FL 44

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 688985 USDOT 4470493 USDOT 315792Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 225363 USDOT 327574 USDOT 737849 USDOT 2501940 USDOT 2714701 USDOT 3409825 USDOT 4142997 USDOT 4164933

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gocbs.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1728800

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael harris — 86 carriers: USDOT 357738 USDOT 722010 USDOT 800926 USDOT 838709 USDOT 887482 USDOT 1022076 USDOT 1100966 USDOT 1224487

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

419

Observed (24 mo)

215

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8585 N STEMMONS FWY STE 600S, DALLAS, TX, 75247
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (469) 458-0884
Cell: (940) 577-9166
Fax: (817) 618-6117
Email: afinman@gocbs.com
Web domain: gocbs.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Harris · Alayna Finman
USDOT / docket: 194390
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 14,426,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 12, 2007
D-U-N-S: 49046410

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

419

Power units

439

Drivers

138

CDL drivers

14,426,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY.

CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY (USDOT 194390) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 444 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 313 vehicle-level and 406 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 419 power units and 439 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 12, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY's USDOT number?

CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY's USDOT number is 194390.

Is CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY's safety record?

CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY has a 9.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 734 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).