Carrier profile · USDOT 311134 · MC-207986 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Eastern Courier Corp

4 power unitsavg 8.6 yrLocal · 1 statesGARNER, NC86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-207986 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(919) 772-9428 Email dispatchmstewart@easterncouriercorp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Grain Dealer’90–’98

Pennsylvania Manufacturers’98–’04

Amco’07–’11

Frankenmuth’13–’24

1990199920082017now

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 · FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC · since Jun 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Apr 2013 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → May 2011	$750K	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 1998 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
GRAIN DEALER MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1990 → Jun 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

44.4%

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

NC busiest

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

Home base

GARNER, NC

2043 WEST GARNER ROAD

Top corridor

NC 8

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 (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 397962 USDOT 4305466 USDOT 381707

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael w stewart — 3 carriers: USDOT 1343372 USDOT 2733297

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2043 WEST GARNER ROAD, GARNER, NC, 27529
Mailing address: PO BOX 1297, GARNER, NC, 27529
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (919) 772-9428
Fax: (919) 772-9405
Email: mstewart@easterncouriercorp.com
Web domain: easterncouriercorp.com

Registration

Officers: Penni Stewart · Michael W Stewart
USDOT / docket: 311134 · MC-207986
First registered: Mar 17, 1988
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2025 · 575,000 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

575,000

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 EASTERN COURIER CORP.

EASTERN COURIER CORP (USDOT 311134) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC effective Jun 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EASTERN COURIER CORP's USDOT number?

EASTERN COURIER CORP's USDOT number is 311134, and its motor carrier number is MC-207986.

Is EASTERN COURIER CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, EASTERN COURIER CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EASTERN COURIER CORP's safety record?

EASTERN COURIER CORP has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EASTERN COURIER CORP's fleet?

EASTERN COURIER CORP operates 4 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EASTERN COURIER CORP based?

EASTERN COURIER CORP is based in GARNER, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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