Carrier profile · USDOT 300936 · MC-200263 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Miken Cartage Inc

35 power unitsavg 16.5 yrRegional · 7 statesMCCOOK, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-200263 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 387-0070 Email dispatchmichael.mikencartage@gmail.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

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.5 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 2.5 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

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 4

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

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$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 ’20 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Westfield’14–’18

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2020

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2014 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2014	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2011	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2011	$750K	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2008 → May 2009	$750K	3
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1999 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Feb 1997	$750K	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	Aug 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

20.5%

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

IL busiest

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

Home base

MCCOOK, IL

9600 W 47TH ST

Top corridor

IL 10 · IN 8 · OH 5

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 (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 653783 USDOT 1077800 USDOT 1223016 USDOT 540864 USDOT 38111 USDOT 251582 USDOT 3195597 USDOT 1227672

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael ryan — 30 carriers: USDOT 99817 USDOT 362112 USDOT 411608 USDOT 886627 USDOT 893797 USDOT 1047916 USDOT 1333058 USDOT 1335458

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 9600 W 47TH ST, MCCOOK, IL, 60525
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 387-0070
Fax: (708) 255-1020
Email: michael.mikencartage@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Ryan
USDOT / docket: 300936 · MC-200263
First registered: Sep 2, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2025 · 1,755,932 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2000
D-U-N-S: 150657823

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,755,932

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 MIKEN CARTAGE INC.

MIKEN CARTAGE INC (USDOT 300936) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 24, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIKEN CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

MIKEN CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 300936, and its motor carrier number is MC-200263.

Is MIKEN CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MIKEN CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIKEN CARTAGE INC's safety record?

MIKEN CARTAGE INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MIKEN CARTAGE INC's fleet?

MIKEN CARTAGE INC operates 35 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIKEN CARTAGE INC based?

MIKEN CARTAGE INC is based in MCCOOK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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