Carrier profile · USDOT 2504529 · MC-868206 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

A Plus Carriers Inc

8 power unitsavg 7.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMINSTER, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-868206 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 733-3863 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
24 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 28, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Aug 5, 2026.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 16 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 13.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’18–’19

Auto Owners’19–’22

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2017 → Nov 2017	$750K	2
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	4
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

76.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Ohio: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

MINSTER, OH

1795 MERCER AUGLAIZE CTY LINE RD

Most inspections: OH

4 inspections

OH 4 · PA 3 · TN 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4434199 USDOT 4447551 USDOT 28525Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3687888 USDOT 4284969 USDOT 4429736 USDOT 4434199 USDOT 4447551 USDOT 3465297 USDOT 3643228 USDOT 4282926

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1795 MERCER AUGLAIZE CTY LINE RD, MINSTER, OH, 45865
Mailing address: 1795 MERCER AUGLAIZE COUNTY RD, MINSTER, OH, 45865
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 733-3863
Fax: (937) 440-1659
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ashley Everman-Mescher
USDOT / docket: 2504529 · MC-868206
First registered: May 9, 2014
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2026 · 405,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

405,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Aug 6, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 6, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 6, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Aug 5, 2026 · 750000
Aug 6, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Aug 5, 2026 · 750000

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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

39violation records

4OOS-tagged records

2 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

1020%2 / 10

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

813%1 / 8

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Lights

520%1 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (13 of 39 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection5
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer4

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.34A1 ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for A PLUS CARRIERS INC.

A PLUS CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2504529) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A PLUS CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

A PLUS CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2504529, and its motor carrier number is MC-868206.

Is A PLUS CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. A PLUS CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A PLUS CARRIERS INC's safety record?

A PLUS CARRIERS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).