Carrier profile · USDOT 1010926 · MC-425982 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Coastal Carriers Inc

DBA COASTAL CARRIER MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY

31 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWILMINGTON, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425982 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 392-4916 Email dispatchjames@coastalcarrier.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

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 31-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Stonington’04–’07

American Zurich’09–’13

Granite State’13–’17

Transguard America’17–’24

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Oct 2017 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Nov 2017	$750K	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2002	$750K	2
COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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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

NC busiest

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

Home base

WILMINGTON, NC

4220 US 421 SUITE 500

Top corridor

NC 10 · VA 4 · GA 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: 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 1913867Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 148262 USDOT 1913867 USDOT 2789843 USDOT 3997357 USDOT 1077612

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@coastalcarrier.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4408671

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james cannon — 22 carriers: USDOT 438136 USDOT 445725 USDOT 526926 USDOT 804648 USDOT 1410384 USDOT 1441673 USDOT 1547653 USDOT 2356161

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: 4220 US 421 SUITE 500, WILMINGTON, NC, 28401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 392-4916
Email: james@coastalcarrier.com
Web domain: coastalcarrier.com

Registration

Officer: James Cannon
USDOT / docket: 1010926 · MC-425982
First registered: Mar 12, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 608,961 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 12, 2025
D-U-N-S: 621644640

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

608,961

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 COASTAL CARRIERS INC.

COASTAL CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1010926) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 12, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COASTAL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

COASTAL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1010926, and its motor carrier number is MC-425982.

Is COASTAL CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, COASTAL CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COASTAL CARRIERS INC's safety record?

COASTAL CARRIERS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is COASTAL CARRIERS INC's fleet?

COASTAL CARRIERS INC operates 31 power units and 31 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COASTAL CARRIERS INC based?

COASTAL CARRIERS INC is based in WILMINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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