Carrier profile · USDOT 207232 · MC-159951 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MARINA CARTAGE INC

DBA MARINA CARTAGE INC - MAT LEASING INC - MARINA WASTE TRANSFER INC

56 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 3 statesCHICAGO, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-159951 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

37 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 254-3644 Email dispatchsafety@MARINACARTAGE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 84 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

55 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 55 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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 56-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 55
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’19 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry’89–’98

National’90–’97

American Employers’98–’05

Hartford Fire’13–’19

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2019

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2019	$1M	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → May 2012	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → Jun 2013	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	May 2012 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
INDIANA INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$1M	3
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2008	$1M	1
INDIANA INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2008	$1M	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → May 2008	$1M	5
AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 2005	$1M	1
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1997 → Aug 1998	$1M	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Feb 1990 → May 1997	$1M	1
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1989 → May 1998	$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): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 37
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

4450 S MORGAN STREET

Top corridor

IL 41 · IN 13 · WI 1

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 38111Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1016520 USDOT 3112257 USDOT 38111 USDOT 3911852

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@marinacartage.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1226079 USDOT 1226087 USDOT 1871875

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: 4450 S MORGAN STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 254-3644
Fax: (773) 847-4032
Email: safety@marinacartage.com
Web domain: marinacartage.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Tadin
USDOT / docket: 207232 · MC-159951
First registered: Dec 21, 1981
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2025 · 4,318,205 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 4, 2000
D-U-N-S: 254218173

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,318,205

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 MARINA CARTAGE INC.

MARINA CARTAGE INC (USDOT 207232) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 55 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 4, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARINA CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

MARINA CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 207232, and its motor carrier number is MC-159951.

Is MARINA CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MARINA CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARINA CARTAGE INC's safety record?

MARINA CARTAGE INC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 84 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).