Carrier profile · USDOT 86950 · MC-194727 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Carty & Carty Inc

16 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 1 statesLEXINGTON, KY81/100

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 dispatch[email protected], [email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

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.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 11, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 13 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: 13
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?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

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 → Nov 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

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 11, 2026

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

90.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 13 inspections

Home base

LEXINGTON, KY

849 NANDINO BLVD

Most inspections: KY

13 inspections

KY 13

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 11, 2026

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 11, 2026

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (859) 255-6642
Fax: (859) 389-8503
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 11, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

19violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 8inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

825%2 / 8

Lights

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

25%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 4

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 2

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

50%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (5 of 19 records)

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IN State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.60E-WS Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.80 Rear-vision mirrors1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-HLIW Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CARTY & CARTY INC.

CARTY & CARTY INC (USDOT 86950) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 11, 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. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 11, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 11, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 11, 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?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 11, 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 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).