Carrier profile · USDOT 423486 · MC-236557 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Deep Water Transport Enterprises Inc

DBA DEEP WATER TRANSPORT

6 power unitsavg 15.3 yrRegional · 7 statesWASHINGTON, NC86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-236557 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 946-1215 Email dispatchdeepwaterjp@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 31.0 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’24 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Connecticut’93–’99

Carolina’03–’09

Maxum’10–’14

Progressive Southeastern’19–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2024

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2015	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Nov 2009	$750K	7
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	1
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Nov 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Oct 1993 → Nov 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

15.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

WASHINGTON, NC

6610 CLARKS NECK RD

Top corridor

NC 2 · OH 1 · NM 1

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 (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 654909

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roy bunch — 2 carriers: USDOT 2788935

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: 6610 CLARKS NECK RD, WASHINGTON, NC, 27889
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (252) 946-1215
Fax: (252) 946-1865
Email: deepwaterjp@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Roy Bunch
USDOT / docket: 423486 · MC-236557
First registered: Oct 10, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jan 8, 2026 · 297,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 17, 2008
D-U-N-S: 783657117

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

297,000

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 DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC.

DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 423486) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 17, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number?

DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number is 423486, and its motor carrier number is MC-236557.

Is DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC's safety record?

DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC's fleet?

DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC based?

DEEP WATER TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES INC is based in WASHINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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