Carrier profile · USDOT 241879 · MC-193375 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EL CAR INC

DBA CARTERS WRECKER SERVICE

2 power unitsSLIDELL, LA84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-193375 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(985) 641-3233 Email dispatchcarterwreckeri@yahoo.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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

$300K BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Blue Hill’20–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$300K	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$300K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$300K	2
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2014	$300K	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2014	$300K	2
NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS CO	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$300K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
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

SLIDELL, LA

41558 HWY 190 EAST

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

michael carter — 45 carriers: USDOT 721888 USDOT 968361 USDOT 1228819 USDOT 1264505 USDOT 1280336 USDOT 1351148 USDOT 1360936 USDOT 1650875

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 41558 HWY 190 EAST, SLIDELL, LA, 70461
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (985) 641-3233
Email: carterwreckeri@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Carter · Judy Carter
USDOT / docket: 241879 · MC-193375
First registered: Jan 25, 1984
Last MCS-150: Oct 9, 2023 · 50,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 845540780

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

50,000

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 EL CAR INC.

EL CAR INC (USDOT 241879) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 10, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 9, 2023.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.