Asset-based
30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Asset-based
30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE LTD (USDOT 763135) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 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 18, 2026.
The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 30 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 22, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 11, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE LTD's USDOT number is 763135, and its motor carrier number is MC-343697.
As of Jul 18, 2026, MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE LTD operates 30 power units and 64 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE LTD is based in SPRING, TX.
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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
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2023 → May 2024 | $750K | 1 |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2023 → May 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2021 → May 2022 | $750K | 3 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Apr 2014 → May 2021 | $750K | 9 |
| ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO | Apr 2013 → Apr 2014 | $750K | 1 |
| CENTURY SURETY COMPANY | Apr 2012 → Apr 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Feb 2012 → Apr 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jan 2008 → Jan 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jan 2008 → Mar 2012 | $750K | 2 |
| STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2007 → Jan 2008 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2007 → Dec 2007 | $750K | 2 |
| STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2006 → Nov 2007 | $750K | 5 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2005 → Feb 2006 | $750K | 1 |
| AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2004 → Feb 2005 | $750K | 1 |
| COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750K | 1 |
| ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO | Nov 2002 → Mar 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 1997 → Nov 2002 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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