Carrier profile · USDOT 2538853 · MC-883117 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

CTS National Corporation

130 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 33 statesCLEVELAND, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-883117 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

130Power units

138 observed · MCS-150

180Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 317-5345 Email dispatchsteven.m.repko@sherwin.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 549 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

324 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 196 vehicle and 324 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.9% · 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 2.3 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

316 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 20

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 130-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 130
Inspections · 24 mo: 324
Annualized: ≈162 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving89 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 11 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance28 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 20 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Ace American’15–’21

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2021	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2014 → May 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 130
Observed power (24 mo): 138
Trailers (towed): 180

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

71.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 33 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

321

MO busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

1 SHERWIN WAY

Top corridor

MO ⇄ OH

MO 25 · IL 25 · TX 24

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: 5 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 244981 USDOT 188891 USDOT 661173 USDOT 1222895Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 82 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3259 USDOT 3026097 USDOT 3396106 USDOT 29970 USDOT 2368410 USDOT 2439172 USDOT 3021325 USDOT 3510277

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sherwin.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 30254 USDOT 182061 USDOT 188891 USDOT 192144 USDOT 398798 USDOT 677406 USDOT 1613284

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

130

Observed (24 mo)

138

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1 SHERWIN WAY, CLEVELAND, OH, 44113
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (216) 317-5345
Email: steven.m.repko@sherwin.com
Web domain: sherwin.com

Registration

Officer: Steve M. Repko
USDOT / docket: 2538853 · MC-883117
First registered: Sep 5, 2014
Last MCS-150: Dec 19, 2025 · 15,025,058 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

130

Power units

130

Drivers

130

CDL drivers

15,025,058

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 CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION.

CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION (USDOT 2538853) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 324 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 196 vehicle-level and 324 driver-level — across 33 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 130 power units and 130 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION's USDOT number?

CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 2538853, and its motor carrier number is MC-883117.

Is CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION's safety record?

CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION has a 20.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 549 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION's fleet?

CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION operates 130 power units and 130 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION based?

CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 33 states.

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