Carrier profile · USDOT 1433289 · MC-545705 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Great Lake Car Carriers Inc

2 power unitsavg 17.5 yrLocal · 1 statesBURTON, MI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-545705 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(810) 691-2491 Email dispatchdq6155@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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 peersOlder

17.5 yr

Model years 1997–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Stonington’06–’09

Progressive Michigan’14–’18

Northland’18–’21

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Nov 2021	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Oct 2018	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2009	$750K	5
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Sep 2006	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
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

17.5 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

100.0%

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

BURTON, MI

2487 EAST BRISTOL ROAD

Top corridor

NC ⇄ MI

NC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4550972 USDOT 4400221

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william dempsey — 2 carriers: USDOT 2766931

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: 2487 EAST BRISTOL ROAD, BURTON, MI, 48529
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (810) 691-2491
Cell: (989) 397-0693
Fax: (317) 770-0954
Email: dq6155@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: William Dempsey
USDOT / docket: 1433289 · MC-545705
First registered: Nov 8, 2005
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2025 · 153,799 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 3, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

153,799

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 GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC.

GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1433289) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 11, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 Nov 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1433289, and its motor carrier number is MC-545705.

Is GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC's fleet?

GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC based?

GREAT LAKE CAR CARRIERS INC is based in BURTON, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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