Carrier profile · USDOT 1199507 · MC-477808 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

Awl Transport Inc

DBA TLX

217 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 26 statesMANTUA, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-477808 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

217Power units

136 observed · MCS-150

149Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 899-3444 Email dispatchjbracken@awltransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 402 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

217 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

263 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 130 vehicle and 263 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.2% · 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 2.4 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

250 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 16

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 217-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 217
Inspections · 24 mo: 263
Annualized: ≈132 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving97 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 19 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Interstate’09–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Sep 2023	$750K	8
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 217
Observed power (24 mo): 136
Trailers (towed): 149

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

37.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

260

OH busiest

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

Home base

MANTUA, OH

4626 STATE RT 82

Top corridor

OH 51 · TN 44 · MS 20

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: 10 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1928473 USDOT 3174206 USDOT 3314499 USDOT 207471Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 538508 USDOT 1928473 USDOT 355502 USDOT 2538853 USDOT 1446981 USDOT 2820179 USDOT 21800 USDOT 3887550

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@awltransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3624067

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

217

Observed (24 mo)

136

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: 4626 STATE RT 82, MANTUA, OH, 44255
Mailing address: PO BOX 829, MANTUA, OH, 44255
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 899-3444
Fax: (330) 274-8622
Email: jbracken@awltransport.com
Web domain: awltransport.com

Registration

Officers: James E Bracken Ii · Patrick S Fojas
USDOT / docket: 1199507 · MC-477808
First registered: Jan 9, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2026 · 11,776,391 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

217

Power units

143

Drivers

143

CDL drivers

11,776,391

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 AWL TRANSPORT INC.

AWL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1199507) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 263 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 130 vehicle-level and 263 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 217 power units and 143 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AWL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

AWL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1199507, and its motor carrier number is MC-477808.

Is AWL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, AWL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AWL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

AWL TRANSPORT INC has a 21.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 402 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).