Carrier profile · USDOT 141865 · MC-146880 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Denton Cartage Company Inc

1 power unitavg 7.2 yrLocal · 1 statesMC COOK, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146880 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 222-3300 Email dispatchmatt@dentoncartage.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 16 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 48.3 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’91–’96

Pacific Financial’05–’13

Continental’07–’11

National Interstate’11–’15

Great West’15–’23

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2015 → May 2023	$1M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2015	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2011	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$1M	2
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jun 2005 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2005	$1M	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 1999	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1996 → Oct 1998	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1991 → Oct 1996	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

MC COOK, IL

7701 WEST 47TH STREET

Top corridor

IL 4

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 212942 USDOT 3557874

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dentoncartage.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 592498

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7701 WEST 47TH STREET, MC COOK, IL, 60525
Mailing address: 16760 RICHMOND AVE, HAZEL CREST, IL, 60429
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 222-3300
Email: matt@dentoncartage.com
Web domain: dentoncartage.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Knight
USDOT / docket: 141865 · MC-146880
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 833,292 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 1996
D-U-N-S: 77019693

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

833,292

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 DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC.

DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 141865) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 Apr 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 141865, and its motor carrier number is MC-146880.

Is DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC's safety record?

DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC's fleet?

DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC based?

DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC is based in MC COOK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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