Carrier profile · USDOT 1731120 · MC-646562 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

18 Wheeler Transportation Inc

8 power unitsavg 13.8 yrRegional · 7 statesROSELLE, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-646562 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 603-1195 Email dispatchTIM@18WHEELERTRANSPORTATION.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Illinois National’13–’15

Sentry Select’16–’20

Sentry Select’21–’24

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2020 → May 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ROSELLE, IL

400 W LAKE ST SUITE 220

Top corridor

AR ⇄ IL

AR 4 · OH 1 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2393885 USDOT 3181779 USDOT 3049185 USDOT 3489998 USDOT 4221959 USDOT 3961531 USDOT 3726061 USDOT 2300217

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 400 W LAKE ST SUITE 220, ROSELLE, IL, 60172
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 603-1195
Fax: (847) 603-1328
Email: tim@18wheelertransportation.com
Web domain: 18wheelertransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Khemakhem Hatem
USDOT / docket: 1731120 · MC-646562
First registered: Jan 25, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 600,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 39310009

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC.

18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1731120) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective May 28, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1731120, and its motor carrier number is MC-646562.

Is 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC based?

18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC is based in ROSELLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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