Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 834309 · MC-370849
JOHN CARTER
DBA JOKAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
10 power unitsDETROIT, MI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-370849 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
10Power 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 27 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 10 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2626 yr active
since 1999Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN CARTER safe to work with?
Is JOHN CARTER safe to load? JOHN CARTER (USDOT 834309, MC-370849) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in DETROIT, MI, operating 10 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 26 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 CARTER 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
- None
- 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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Progressive County · 06–06
19992006
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.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 10
- 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
DETROIT, MI
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john carter — 40 carriers: USDOT 380785USDOT 482615USDOT 929009USDOT 1015937USDOT 1071063USDOT 1159849USDOT 1219194USDOT 1239145
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 12273 MORAN STREET, DETROIT, MI, 48212-2749
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (313) 305-7380
- Cell
- (313) 782-6474
- Fax
- (313) 305-7380
- jhn.carter@yahoo.com
Registration
- Officer
- John Carter
- USDOT / docket
- 834309 · MC-370849
- First registered
- 10/20/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 11/17/2014 · 100,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 CARTER's USDOT number?
JOHN CARTER's USDOT number is 834309, and its motor carrier number is MC-370849.
Is JOHN CARTER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN CARTER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN CARTER's fleet?
JOHN CARTER operates 10 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN CARTER based?
JOHN CARTER is based in DETROIT, MI.