Carrier profile · USDOT 86950 · MC-194727 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

Carty & Carty Inc

16 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 1 statesLEXINGTON, KY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194727 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(859) 255-6642 Email dispatchstephanie@cartycarty.com, earl@cartycarty.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 8, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 32 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 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-mo22.2%

▼ 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

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%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 — 9 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.3 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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: Inactive

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 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental’94–’98

National’05–’09

Auto Owners’14–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2009	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
AMERICAN & FOREIGN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Dec 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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

70.0%

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

KY busiest

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

Home base

LEXINGTON, KY

849 NANDINO BLVD

Top corridor

KY 14

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 849 NANDINO BLVD, LEXINGTON, KY, 40511
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (859) 255-6642
Fax: (859) 389-8503
Email: stephanie@cartycarty.com, earl@cartycarty.com
Web domain: cartycarty.com, earl

Registration

Officer: Kenny Schomp
USDOT / docket: 86950 · MC-194727
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 894,900 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 49058852

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

894,900

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 CARTY & CARTY INC.

CARTY & CARTY INC (USDOT 86950) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 8, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 8, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 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 Jul 8, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARTY & CARTY INC's USDOT number?

CARTY & CARTY INC's USDOT number is 86950, and its motor carrier number is MC-194727.

Is CARTY & CARTY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 8, 2026, CARTY & CARTY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARTY & CARTY INC's safety record?

CARTY & CARTY INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).