Carrier profile · USDOT 554590 · MC-554490 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

New England Cable News

2 power unitsNEWTON, MA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-554490 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(617) 630-5000 Email dispatchdarrell.smith@nbcuni.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’10 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive’06–’09

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → May 2009	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

NEWTON, MA

160 WELLS AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@nbcuni.com — 12 carriers: USDOT 24100 USDOT 57426 USDOT 423147 USDOT 468550 USDOT 631416 USDOT 1203685 USDOT 1321023 USDOT 1392933

Shares a company officer with other carriers

darrell smith — 21 carriers: USDOT 445459 USDOT 539265 USDOT 630147 USDOT 1109823 USDOT 1265635 USDOT 1445758 USDOT 1462421 USDOT 1502790

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 160 WELLS AVE, NEWTON, MA, 02459
Mailing address: 189 B STREET, NEEDHAM HGTS, MA, 02494
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 630-5000
Fax: (617) 630-5057
Email: darrell.smith@nbcuni.com
Web domain: nbcuni.com

Registration

Officers: Darrell Smith · Steven Shannon
USDOT / docket: 554590 · MC-554490
First registered: Mar 24, 1994
Last MCS-150: Aug 18, 2025 · 50,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

50,000

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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Reviews

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS.

NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS (USDOT 554590) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS's USDOT number?

NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS's USDOT number is 554590, and its motor carrier number is MC-554490.

Is NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS's fleet?

NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS operates 2 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS based?

NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS is based in NEWTON, MA.

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