Carrier profile · USDOT 184198 · MC-151632 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Eastwood Carriers Inc

12 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 5 statesWESTFIELD, MA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-151632 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(413) 562-3661 Email dispatchdistribution@eastwoodcarriers.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 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-mo41.7%

▲ 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

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 22.2 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 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: Inactive

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 ’22 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

St Paul’96–’99

Arbella Protection’99–’06

Excelsior’09–’17

Charter Oak’18–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2018 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	2
EXCELSIOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 2006	$750K	3
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → Apr 1999	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → May 1995	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1994 → Apr 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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

43.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VT busiest

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

Home base

WESTFIELD, MA

61 UNION STREET

Top corridor

VT ⇄ MA

VT 8 · NY 3 · MA 3

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 31272Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jesse bean — 3 carriers: USDOT 2137133 USDOT 4022617

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 61 UNION STREET, WESTFIELD, MA, 01085-2464
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (413) 562-3661
Cell: (413) 426-7604
Fax: (413) 572-9674
Email: distribution@eastwoodcarriers.com
Web domain: eastwoodcarriers.com

Registration

Officer: Jesse Bean
USDOT / docket: 184198 · MC-151632
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 439,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 4, 1996
D-U-N-S: 121042170

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

439,000

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 EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC.

EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC (USDOT 184198) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 29, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 4, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 184198, and its motor carrier number is MC-151632.

Is EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC's safety record?

EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC's fleet?

EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC based?

EASTWOOD CARRIERS INC is based in WESTFIELD, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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