Carrier profile · USDOT 296156 · MC-200928 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

East Coast Auto Transport Inc

7 power unitsavg 4 yrRegional · 4 statesFORT ANN, NY82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-200928 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(631) 698-6680 Email dispatchinfo@ectransporters.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2019–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’21 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich’96–’01

Progressive Northern’04–’11

American Alternative’12–’16

Sentry Select’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2021

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Oct 2018	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2012 → Dec 2016	$750K	4
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2011	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	4
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Dec 2001	$750K	2
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

FORT ANN, NY

3062 STONES WAY

Top corridor

NY 5 · NJ 2 · CT 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert cole — 30 carriers: USDOT 716861 USDOT 744202 USDOT 806050 USDOT 831204 USDOT 1170597 USDOT 1251347 USDOT 1279855 USDOT 1311935

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3062 STONES WAY, FORT ANN, NY, 12827
Mailing address: 12 LIBER BLVD, FARMING VILLE, NY, 11738
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (631) 698-6680
Cell: (516) 322-7422
Fax: (631) 698-6681
Email: info@ectransporters.com
Web domain: ectransporters.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Cole · Matthew Cole
USDOT / docket: 296156 · MC-200928
First registered: Jun 19, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2025 · 120,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 17, 2014
D-U-N-S: 93313195

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

120,000

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 EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC.

EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 296156) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 28, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 17, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 296156, and its motor carrier number is MC-200928.

Is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC based?

EAST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT INC is based in FORT ANN, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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