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Fourteenth Avenue Cartage Co Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

44 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

146 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

Fourteenth Avenue Cartage Co Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4401 Stecker Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126

Phone

(313) 945-9522

Power units

78

Drivers

61

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC123445

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/06/2017 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/11/2017
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 10/22/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/25/2002

Insurance filings

91X — Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Hanover Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 146 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

21.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 146 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jvryan@fourteenth.com — company domain

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Domain age

fourteenth.com registered 1997-02-20 (29 years)

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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

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IL 04/2026 · MI 01/2026 · MI 09/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 172025: 462024: 672023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 61Level II — Walk-around: 56Level I — Full: 29
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026MILevel I — Full
May 26, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 27, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 1, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026MILevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2025MILevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 22, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2025MILevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025WILevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2025MILevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2025MILevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025MILevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025WILevel I — Full
May 5, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2025MILevel I — Full
Dec 20, 2024MILevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 25, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 15, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 1, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2024MILevel I — Full
Aug 30, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2024MILevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2024MILevel I — Full
Aug 16, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2024INLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2024INLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2024MILevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 146 inspections on file.

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