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USDOT 33644MC810991

Cato Gas & Oil — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

12 years (granted 2014)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

175 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Cato Inc

DBA

Cato Gas & Oil

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1004 Parsons Road, Salisbury, MD 21801

Phone

(410) 546-1215

Power units

17

Drivers

30

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC810991

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 175 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 175 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

pete@catoinc.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MD 01/2026 · MD 01/2024 · MD 01/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 212025: 532024: 492023: 52
Level II — Walk-around: 146Level I — Full: 26Level III — Driver-only: 3
DateStateLevel
Jun 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 4, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jan 12, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2026DELevel I — Full
Jan 9, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025VALevel I — Full
Nov 25, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025DELevel I — Full
Sep 10, 2025DELevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025DELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2025DELevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025DELevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025PALevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2024DELevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 11, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Sep 11, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 5, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2024DELevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 23, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2024MDLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 175 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

County looks to expand Port of Salisbury - DelmarvaNow.com

DelmarvaNow.com · 5/26/2014

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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