Carrier profile · USDOT 264186 · MC-119591 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R & J Cartage Inc

22 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 5 statesPORTER, IN76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119591 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 926-1246 Email dispatchBPOPARAD@PINKERTON

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes15 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 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

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%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 — 14 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 15.5 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 22-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther3 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

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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 / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Federated’88–’97

Farmland’96–’02

Federated’04–’17

Federated Service’20–’26

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ASCOT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	2
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$1M	4
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2002 → Jan 2005	$1M	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Apr 2002	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1988 → Feb 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

PORTER, IN

75 EAST US HIGHWAY 20

Top corridor

IN 6 · IL 5 · MI 3

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 53467 USDOT 264184Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 75 EAST US HIGHWAY 20, PORTER, IN, 46304
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 926-1246
Fax: (219) 929-4677
Email: bpoparad@pinkerton
Web domain: pinkerton

Registration

Officer: Thomas M. Collins Ii
USDOT / docket: 264186 · MC-119591
First registered: Aug 30, 1985
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2024 · 965,320 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 24, 2015
D-U-N-S: 9529645

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

965,320

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 R & J CARTAGE INC.

R & J CARTAGE INC (USDOT 264186) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from ASCOT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 22 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 24, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R & J CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

R & J CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 264186, and its motor carrier number is MC-119591.

Is R & J CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is R & J CARTAGE INC's safety record?

R & J CARTAGE INC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is R & J CARTAGE INC's fleet?

R & J CARTAGE INC operates 22 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is R & J CARTAGE INC based?

R & J CARTAGE INC is based in PORTER, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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