Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 141865) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier has 3 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 141865, and its motor carrier number is MC-146880.
As of Jul 18, 2026, DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC is based in MC COOK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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5 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2015 → May 2023 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2011 → Oct 2015 | $1M | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2007 → Oct 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2005 → Oct 2007 | $1M | 2 |
| PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | Jun 2005 → Dec 2013 | $1M | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2002 → Oct 2005 | $1M | 3 |
| STAR INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1999 → Oct 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1998 → Oct 1999 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 1996 → Oct 1998 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 1991 → Oct 1996 | $1M | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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