Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 365365 · MC-222848
ED CARSON
DBA CARSON FARMS
8 power unitsWEST COLUMBIA, WV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222848 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 37 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ED CARSON safe to work with?
Is ED CARSON safe to load? ED CARSON (USDOT 365365, MC-222848) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WEST COLUMBIA, WV, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ECED CARSON 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Trumbull · 98–00
Canal · 04–06
Empire Fire · 06–09
Zurich American · 09–12
19972013
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 27 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2012 → Nov 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2009 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2006 → Oct 2009 | $750k | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2004 → Oct 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2003 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 4 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2001 → Apr 2003 | $750k | 6 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2001 → Oct 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Nov 2000 → Mar 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1998 → Nov 2000 | $750k | 3 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Nov 1997 → Nov 1998 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WEST COLUMBIA, WV
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@wildblue.net — 695 carriers: USDOT 32628USDOT 120263USDOT 128837USDOT 151450USDOT 194657USDOT 210705USDOT 238982USDOT 239890
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 699 CARSON ROAD, WEST COLUMBIA, WV, 25287
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (304) 773-5332
- Fax
- (304) 773-5496
- Web domain
- wildblue.net
Registration
- Officer
- Clarence E. Carson
- USDOT / docket
- 365365 · MC-222848
- First registered
- 09/13/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 04/30/2013 · 887,000 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 103772364
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ED CARSON's USDOT number?
ED CARSON's USDOT number is 365365, and its motor carrier number is MC-222848.
Is ED CARSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ED CARSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is ED CARSON's fleet?
ED CARSON operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ED CARSON based?
ED CARSON is based in WEST COLUMBIA, WV.