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USDOT 661173 · CENTRAL TRANSPORT LLC
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CENTRAL TRANSPORT LLC

DBA CENTRAL TRANSPORT

USDOT 661173 MC 302382 Warren, MI Authorized For-Hire
4,944 power units 4,372 drivers 229.3M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
30 yrs history · 11,112 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
4,944 all owned
Drivers · CDL
4,372 · 4,372
Annual miles
229.3M ~46k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks22500225
Tractors4,719004,719
Trailers16,5770016,577

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Oct 22, 2014)12 yrs old
Registered
Oct 1, 1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jul 25, 2024 (Address Change)
Officers
MATT HART · MATT LIMBACK
Phone
(586) 939-7000
Email
mahart@centraltransport.com
Address
12225 Stephens Road, Warren MI 48089

Cargo

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General Freight

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
160
3 fatal (3 deaths) · 45 injury · 65 people hurt in all
Inspections
11,112
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.0%
765 of 9,621 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
64 of 11,085 driver inspections
Violations
3,364
934 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1,175 inspections, 111 out of service 1,175 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1,220 inspections, 108 out of service 1,220 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1,294 inspections, 105 out of service 1,294 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1,549 inspections, 100 out of service 1,549 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1,551 inspections, 95 out of service 1,551 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1,458 inspections, 88 out of service 1,458 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1,344 inspections, 105 out of service 1,344 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1,451 inspections, 97 out of service 1,451 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 70 inspections.
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Violations

3,364 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2,246 · 812 out-of-service
    Lights 742 · Brakes 610 · Tires 412 · Cargo securement 92 · Wheels & hubs 80 · 310 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    476 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 216 · Speeding 153 · Phone use 39 · Seat belt 35 · Other 33
  • Hours of service No alert
    371 · 18 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 190 · Over hours limit 98 · No log 67 · False log 16
  • Driver fitness No alert
    56 · 45 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 36 · Medical certificate 18 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    215 · 59 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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24 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    20
    2026
    Aug 20, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    17
    2026
    Aug 17, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    30
    2026
    Jul 30, 2026 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    17
    2026
    Jul 17, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Jul 16, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    Jul 15, 2026 · Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    12
    2026
    Jun 12, 2026 · Washington
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    3
    2026
    Jun 3, 2026 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

152 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Cherokee Insurance Company since Jan 1, 2021
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • New Mexico 5,778
  • California 926
  • Tennessee 687
  • Texas 316
  • Missouri 280
  • Ohio 258
  • Arkansas 222
  • North Carolina 205

Runs well beyond its home state: 131 of 11,112 inspections were in Michigan.

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