Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2075441
FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
DBA FPS
35 power unitsCARMEL, IN
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
35Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 16 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 35 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1515 yr active
since 2010Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC safe to work with?
Is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC safe to load? FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2075441) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in CARMEL, IN, operating 35 power units and 21 drivers. Operating authority has been active 15 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
FPFOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 35
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CARMEL, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@foodprotectionservices.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 1057880USDOT 1889988
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john mueller — 21 carriers: USDOT 283284USDOT 942664USDOT 1328779USDOT 1384676USDOT 1582418USDOT 1708315USDOT 1889988USDOT 1938197
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 510 FOX LANE, CARMEL, IN, 46032
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (317) 619-2919
- Cell
- (314) 330-5336
- Fax
- (866) 887-9988
- Web domain
- foodprotectionservices.net
Registration
- Officers
- John Mueller · Jason Karnes
- USDOT / docket
- 2075441
- First registered
- 09/13/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 12/22/2017 · 1,560,000 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 964986710
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?
FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2075441.
Is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC's fleet?
FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC operates 35 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC based?
FOOD PROTECTION SERVICES LLC is based in CARMEL, IN.