CAPACITY TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 270847
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (56 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate17.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 270847 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-458477 |
| Legal Name | CAPACITY TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3132944500 |
| Address | 17065 HESS STREET, Melvindale, MI, 48122 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20211203) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 34 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 17.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-04-17 — MI — towaway
- 2026-03-18 — MI — towaway
- 2026-03-03 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-02-17 — KY — towaway
- 2024-11-26 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 20 (8), 14 (7).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 56 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 50 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,198,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-AUG-24 |
CAPACITY TRANSPORT INC operates 56 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
Other carriers in Melvindale, MI
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- CAPITOL TRANSIT INC — USDOT 347612, 99 power units
- C J ROGERS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — USDOT 332294, 95 power units
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