Carrier profile · USDOT 1513126 · MC-544897 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC

48 power unitsavg 8.7 yrNational · 23 statesCONOVER, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-544897 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

49 observed · MCS-150

105Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 464-1213 Email dispatchjeannie@customtransportnc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

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

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 190 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

159 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 59 vehicle and 159 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 29.5 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

149 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 16

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 159
Annualized: ≈80 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sagamore’06–’08

Great West’09–’11

Eastern Atlantic’13–’17

Auto Owners’17–’20

Canal’20–’24

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2024	$750K	18
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2017	$750K	4
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Jun 2008	$750K	4

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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): 49
Trailers (towed): 105

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

33.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

158

NC busiest

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

Home base

CONOVER, NC

119 DEHART MOTOR TERMINAL RD SW

Top corridor

NC 98 · SC 12 · MS 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 84036 USDOT 3551272 USDOT 2379180 USDOT 290405Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 283654 USDOT 3041023 USDOT 3551272 USDOT 92261 USDOT 3657915 USDOT 974027 USDOT 3815014 USDOT 334028

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rodney lowman — 2 carriers: USDOT 4051984

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 119 DEHART MOTOR TERMINAL RD SW, CONOVER, NC, 28613
Mailing address: PO BOX 1498, CONOVER, NC, 28613
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 464-1213
Cell: (828) 310-8802
Email: jeannie@customtransportnc.com
Web domain: customtransportnc.com

Registration

Officers: Bobbie (Jeannie) Lowman · Rodney Lowman
USDOT / docket: 1513126 · MC-544897
First registered: Jun 9, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 19, 2026 · 4,903,839 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,903,839

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 CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC.

CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1513126) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 159 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 59 vehicle-level and 159 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1513126, and its motor carrier number is MC-544897.

Is CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC has a 11.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 190 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).