Carrier profile · USDOT 1734136 · MC-635243 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC

15 power unitsavg 12.1 yrLocal · 1 statesLAFAYETTE, IN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-635243 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 742-4001 Email dispatchjim.newton@NEWTONOIL.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% 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)$1M 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)$1M 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

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.1 yr

Model years 1997–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 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 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 4.2 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 15-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Zurich American’09–’12

Crum Forster’12–’17

Philadelphia’21–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

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 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → Oct 2023	$1M	6
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2018	$1M	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2018	$1M	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → May 2017	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2012	$1M	5
STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Mar 2008	$1M	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

12.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

LAFAYETTE, IN

3150 S 460 E

Top corridor

IN 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@newtonoil.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 423331 USDOT 3256317

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles newton — 10 carriers: USDOT 537445 USDOT 1266044 USDOT 1486983 USDOT 1584228 USDOT 1781653 USDOT 2357066 USDOT 2576051 USDOT 3946726

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3150 S 460 E, LAFAYETTE, IN, 47905
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (765) 742-4001
Cell: (812) 240-5891
Fax: (765) 742-7415
Email: jim.newton@newtonoil.com
Web domain: newtonoil.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Newton · James Newton
USDOT / docket: 1734136 · MC-635243
First registered: Feb 4, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jun 18, 2025 · 652,560 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

652,560

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 NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC.

NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1734136) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 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 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 15 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1734136, and its motor carrier number is MC-635243.

Is NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

NEWTON TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).