Carrier profile · USDOT 1599945 · MC-591861 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Realistic Technologies Inc

DBA COLD WORLD STORAGE

21 power unitsavg 10.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesGREENSBORO, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-591861 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 303-0190 Email dispatchmike@coldworldstorage.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 average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes11 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 48 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 13.0 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’07–’09

Northland’10–’12

Old Republic’12–’14

Wilshire’14–’16

Canal’16–’20

Auto Owners’21–’24

National Interstate’24–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	3
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2020	$750K	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jun 2012	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

GREENSBORO, NC

2815 FIRESTONE DRIVE

Top corridor

NC 24 · SC 6 · MO 3

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 (3 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 890365 USDOT 2216455 USDOT 3729555 USDOT 853967 USDOT 109745

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: 2815 FIRESTONE DRIVE, GREENSBORO, NC, 27406
Mailing address: PO BOX 36139, GREENSBORO, NC, 27416
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 303-0190
Fax: (336) 419-0015
Email: mike@coldworldstorage.com
Web domain: coldworldstorage.com

Registration

Officers: Killian Wares · Michael Wares
USDOT / docket: 1599945 · MC-591861
First registered: Jan 25, 2007
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2025 · 1,513,561 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,513,561

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 REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC.

REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC (USDOT 1599945) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC's USDOT number?

REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC's USDOT number is 1599945, and its motor carrier number is MC-591861.

Is REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC's safety record?

REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC's fleet?

REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC operates 21 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC based?

REALISTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC is based in GREENSBORO, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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