Carrier profile · USDOT 429457 · MC-169922 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Prospect Transportation Inc

49 power unitsMulti-region · 10 statesCARLSTADT, NJUnrated

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-169922 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

222 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 215 vehicle and 222 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 222
Annualized: ≈111 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 16 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’95–’04

American Manufacturers’01–’05

Greenwich’06–’09

Xl America’10–’15

Lexington’10–’18

Old Republic’18–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 23 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 23 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Apr 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Feb 2024 → May 2024	$750K	2
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2024 → May 2024	$750K	1
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Apr 2018 → May 2018	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2023	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2016 → Jan 2018	$750K	7
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2016 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INC	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → May 2018	$750K	2
XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INC	Sep 2010 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → Apr 2005	$750K	1
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Mar 1995 → May 2004	$750K	4
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
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 across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

212

NJ busiest

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

Home base

CARLSTADT, NJ

630 INDUSTRIAL ROAD

Top corridor

NJ 178 · NY 20 · FL 5

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: 19 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2560975 USDOT 3256390 USDOT 3285375Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (55 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2560975 USDOT 3285375 USDOT 85508 USDOT 3256390 USDOT 662207 USDOT 1286331 USDOT 2903632 USDOT 598948

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 630 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CARLSTADT, NJ, 07072-1619
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (201) 933-9999
Fax: (201) 933-9985
Email: lesterg@prospect-trans.
Web domain: prospect-trans.

Registration

Officer: Melissa Eichholz
USDOT / docket: 429457 · MC-169922
First registered: Nov 28, 1990
Last MCS-150: May 31, 2025 · 4,755,911 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 9, 2009
D-U-N-S: 11223120

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,755,911

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 PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC.

PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 429457) has no Vektor safety score in the FMCSA-backed profile snapshot refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 222 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 215 vehicle-level and 222 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 98 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 9, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 429457, and its motor carrier number is MC-169922.

Is PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC has a 5.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 370 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating.

How big is PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC operates 49 power units and 98 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC based?

PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION INC is based in CARLSTADT, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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