Carrier profile · USDOT 2405573 · MC-827604 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

AFC TRANSPORT INC

206 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 39 statesGARY, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-827604 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

206Power units

172 observed · MCS-150

155Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(331) 333-8200 Email dispatchsafety@afctransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 29, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 445 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

206 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

305 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 136 vehicle and 305 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.5 pts across the window. 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

295 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 25

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 206-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 206
Inspections · 24 mo: 305
Annualized: ≈153 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving148 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 21 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’13–’14

National Liability’14–’16

Carolina’18–’20

Great West’20–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2020 → May 2023	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	5
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Oct 2016 → May 2017	$750K	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2014 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 206
Observed power (24 mo): 172
Trailers (towed): 155

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

38.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

305

IN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

6801 MELTON RD

Top corridor

IN 26 · TX 22 · OH 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 241411 USDOT 4388976 USDOT 550983 USDOT 3908929 USDOT 3462180Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (55 trucks · 59 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2266661 USDOT 2838730 USDOT 3028967 USDOT 1815194 USDOT 2391389 USDOT 2926265 USDOT 1834233 USDOT 1902862

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

206

Observed (24 mo)

172

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6801 MELTON RD, GARY, IN, 46403-3006
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (331) 333-8200
Email: safety@afctransport.com
Web domain: afctransport.com

Registration

Officer: Kateryna Minasyan
USDOT / docket: 2405573 · MC-827604
First registered: May 14, 2013
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 15,871,784 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

206

Power units

188

Drivers

188

CDL drivers

15,871,784

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 AFC TRANSPORT INC.

AFC TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2405573) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 10, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 305 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 136 vehicle-level and 305 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 206 power units and 188 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AFC TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

AFC TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2405573, and its motor carrier number is MC-827604.

Is AFC TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, AFC TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AFC TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

AFC TRANSPORT INC has a 21.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 445 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).