Carrier profile · USDOT 991616 · MC-420800 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LANTER REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTING CO

141 power unitsMADISON, IL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-420800 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

141Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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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 141 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 23.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Asset-based

141 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — 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

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’10 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Protective’02–’06

Continental’06–’10

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2006 → Dec 2010	$1M	6
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Feb 2006 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Feb 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 141
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

MADISON, IL

1600 WAYNE LANTER MEMORIAL AVE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1600 WAYNE LANTER MEMORIAL AVE, MADISON, IL, 62060
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 452-9500
Fax: (618) 451-1631
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 991616 · MC-420800
First registered: Dec 3, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2003 · 8,155,978 mi (2002)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

141

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

8,155,978

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 LANTER REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTING CO.

LANTER REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTING CO (USDOT 991616) 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 has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing 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 141 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2003.

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