Carrier profile · USDOT 178539 · MC-151118 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

MDR CARTAGE INC

177 power unitsJONESBORO, AR50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-151118 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

177Power 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 · Jul 23, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 52 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 177 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

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

177 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’00 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1981199320052017now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Jan 2000	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1998 → Oct 1998	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1998 → Dec 1996	$1M	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Dec 1998	$1M	3
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Dec 1996	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Dec 1995	$1M	1
EARLY AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1981 → Nov 1982	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 177
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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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

JONESBORO, AR

5511 STADIUM BLVD

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: 5511 STADIUM BLVD, JONESBORO, AR, 72404-8655
Mailing address: P O BOX 1577, JONESBORO, AR, 72403-1577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (501) 972-0626
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 178539 · MC-151118
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: — · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 39403902

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

177

Power units

220

Drivers

220

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 MDR CARTAGE INC.

MDR CARTAGE INC (USDOT 178539) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 23, 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 Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 177 power units and 220 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.