Carrier profile · USDOT 488466 · MC-254356 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Flat Rate Movers Ltd

DBA FLAT RATE MOVING

1 power unitavg 6.8 yrRegional · 4 statesBRONX, NY82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-254356 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.8Avg age (yr)

2017–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(212) 509-0512 Email dispatchlegal@flatrate.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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

6.8 yr

Model years 2017–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 9.2 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

6 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

≈3.0 / 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: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’04–’07

Vanliner’10–’13

2001200820152022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA · since Dec 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2023 → May 2025	$750K	8
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	3
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Aug 2018 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2015	$750K	3
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2013	$750K	4
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jun 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2007 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	5

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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): 5
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

BRONX, NY

27 BRUCKNER BLVD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NY

CA 2 · NJ 2 · PA 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 (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1856206 USDOT 4494644 USDOT 3923386 USDOT 899748 USDOT 225363 USDOT 3874827

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@flatrate.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1206503 USDOT 1475638 USDOT 1986477 USDOT 2098510

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: 27 BRUCKNER BLVD, BRONX, NY, 10454
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (212) 509-0512
Email: legal@flatrate.com
Web domain: flatrate.com

Registration

Officer: Lillian Reyes
USDOT / docket: 488466 · MC-254356
First registered: Jun 22, 1992
Last MCS-150: Sep 19, 2025 · 300,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 15, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

300,000

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 FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD.

FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD (USDOT 488466) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA effective Dec 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 15, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD's USDOT number?

FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD's USDOT number is 488466, and its motor carrier number is MC-254356.

Is FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD's safety record?

FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD's fleet?

FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD based?

FLAT RATE MOVERS LTD is based in BRONX, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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