Carrier profile · USDOT 598333 · MC-288577 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

5 power unitsavg 14.9 yrLocal · 1 statesSALISBURY, NC100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-288577 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.9Avg age (yr)

2003–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 638-9987 Email dispatchfortsonfreight@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 16 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.9 yr

Model years 2003–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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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)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

$750K BIPD last filed · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Axa Global’96–’99

Great West’06–’09

Sentry Select’09–’13

Berkley National’20–’23

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2013 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2006 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	4
GULF INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → May 2000	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 1999 → May 2000	$750K	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1996 → May 1999	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → May 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

43%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

SALISBURY, NC

200 MONTCLAIR DRIVE

Top corridor

NC 5

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 4271399Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4271399 USDOT 3479539 USDOT 3553835

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carl dean fortson — 2 carriers: USDOT 3171172

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 200 MONTCLAIR DRIVE, SALISBURY, NC, 28144
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 638-9987
Fax: (704) 638-9746
Email: fortsonfreight@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Carl Dean Fortson · Drema Fortson
USDOT / docket: 598333 · MC-288577
First registered: Apr 18, 1995
Last MCS-150: Dec 29, 2025 · 250,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 11, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

250,000

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 FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 598333) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 31, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 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 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 11, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 598333, and its motor carrier number is MC-288577.

Is FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-30, FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

FORTSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).