TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC
Detroit, MI · MC 266087, MC 266087
From its base in Detroit, Michigan, TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC (USDOT 262611, MC 266087) runs 14 power units with 9 drivers. Roadside inspections recorded 4 different power units by VIN over two years, against 14 reported. The public inspection file holds 5 inspections for it from the last two years.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 262611 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 266087, MC 266087 |
| Reported physical address | 14151 MELLON, DETROIT, MI, 48217, US |
| Reported business phone | (313) 220-9784 |
| Reported power units | 14 |
| Reported drivers | 9 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Silverio Vitello |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | 1010 MAJOR, DETROIT, MI, 48217 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Mar 06, 2019 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | May 24, 2019 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
5 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 1 state. Inspected in 5 of 25 months; busiest Jul 2026 with 1.
| Inspections | 5 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 5) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 100.0% (3 of 3) |
| Violations | 20 across 2 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 8 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt23965BLLubrication - Oil or grease leak2393106DCCargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported1393207DSSuspension - Broken coil spring1393209ESPSRLFSteering - Power steering reservoir low fluid1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Detroit record
TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC reports 14 power units. The Detroit, Michigan directory contains 7,417 census records, of which 6,322 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 7 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Intermodal containers
- Construction
- Other: AUTO PARTS
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,095 | 14.8% |
| 1 | 4,129 | 55.7% |
| 2–5 | 1,640 | 22.1% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 392 | 5.3% |
| 21–100 | 126 | 1.7% |
| Over 100 | 35 | 0.5% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jul 26, 1985
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 262611. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMetal sheets, coils and rollsLogs, poles, beams and lumberIntermodal containers
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