Carrier profile · USDOT 1095661 · MC-446669 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Commodity Transporters Inc

15 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesMERCED, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-446669 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 384-1882 Email dispatchdavid.kegler@commoditytransporters.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

246 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 173 vehicle and 241 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.2% · 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 5.4 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

242 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 17

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈8.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 246
Annualized: ≈123 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.2 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 Driving88 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance26 · 9 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance25 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 15 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 10 OOS
393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 16 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’02–’07

Williamsburg National’11–’21

Scottsdale’21–’24

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	7
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	15
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Jun 2007	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

94.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

245

CA busiest

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

Home base

MERCED, CA

3853 WARDROBE AVENUE

Top corridor

CA 176 · NV 21 · UT 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: 22 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4298081 USDOT 2759673 USDOT 3262843 USDOT 3611323 USDOT 8595146 USDOT 2056987Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 758668 USDOT 4298081 USDOT 2056987 USDOT 1082246 USDOT 608342 USDOT 3469601 USDOT 344894 USDOT 2129517

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@commoditytransporters.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 1741515 USDOT 2056987 USDOT 2198254 USDOT 2343651 USDOT 3038168 USDOT 3943836

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven e. wilber — 2 carriers: USDOT 3943836

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3853 WARDROBE AVENUE, MERCED, CA, 95341
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 384-1882
Email: david.kegler@commoditytransporters.com
Web domain: commoditytransporters.com

Registration

Officers: Steven E. Wilber · David J. Kegler
USDOT / docket: 1095661 · MC-446669
First registered: Feb 10, 2003
Last MCS-150: Sep 10, 2026 · 2,687,991 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 22, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 60031222

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,687,991

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 COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC.

COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC (USDOT 1095661) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 246 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 173 vehicle-level and 241 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 22, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC's USDOT number?

COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC's USDOT number is 1095661, and its motor carrier number is MC-446669.

Is COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC's safety record?

COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 423 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC's fleet?

COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC operates 15 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC based?

COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC is based in MERCED, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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