FOURTEENTH AVENUE CARTAGE CO INC

USDOT 75892

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (78 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT75892
MC NumberMC-123445
Fleet78 power units
Drivers61
Phone3139459522
LocationDearborn, MI

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileMichigan Millers Insurance Co
  • Coverage gapsNone detected
  • Out-of-service rate18.1% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 38 years ago

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number75892
MC NumberMC-123445
Legal NameFOURTEENTH AVENUE CARTAGE CO INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone3139459522
Address4401 STECKER AVENUE, Dearborn, MI, 48126

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20080926)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerMichigan Millers Insurance Co
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2024-11-21
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Michigan Millers Insurance Co$1,000,000BMC-91X2024-11-21
The Hanover Insurance Company$5,000BMC-342002-04-30

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1988-04-13 Established authority
Authority Events on Record4
  • 1988-04-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
  • 2017-12-11 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive GRANTED
  • 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
  • 2026-06-17 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Administrative status adjustment

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
86 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
82 / 100
Driver Fitness
88 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
84 / 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)

Inspections94
Out-of-Service Rate18.1% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes5 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway)
  • 2026-04-15 — IL — towaway
  • 2026-01-19 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-09-10 — MI — towaway
  • 2025-06-20 — MI — towaway
  • 2025-01-07 — MI — 1 injured, towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (26), 16 (18), 12 (17).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)78
Drivers61
Recent Annual Mileage4,374,587
Last MCS-150 Filing20-FEB-25

FOURTEENTH AVENUE CARTAGE CO INC operates 78 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.

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