Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1792060 · MC-652438
JOHN CARR
DBA JOHN CARR'S LOCAL MOTION
6 power unitsIMPERIAL BEACH, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-652438 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power 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 18 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 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (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
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN CARR safe to work with?
Is JOHN CARR safe to load? JOHN CARR (USDOT 1792060, MC-652438) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in IMPERIAL BEACH, CA, operating 6 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 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
JCJOHN CARR 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Empire Fire · 08–10
Scottsdale · 15–17
United Financial · 18–23
20082023
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Jun 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2017 → Dec 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jan 2015 → Jan 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2014 → Feb 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jan 2013 → Jan 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2011 → Jan 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2010 → Nov 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2008 → Nov 2010 | $750k | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- 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
IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1003 ELM AVENUE, IMPERIAL BEACH, CA, 91932
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (619) 435-8124
- Cell
- (619) 781-3372
- Fax
- (619) 424-7107
- Web domain
- cox.net
Registration
- Officers
- John Carr · Gail Stewart
- USDOT / docket
- 1792060 · MC-652438
- First registered
- 07/15/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 01/12/2022 · 50,000 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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 JOHN CARR's USDOT number?
JOHN CARR's USDOT number is 1792060, and its motor carrier number is MC-652438.
Is JOHN CARR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN CARR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN CARR's fleet?
JOHN CARR operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN CARR based?
JOHN CARR is based in IMPERIAL BEACH, CA.