Carrier profile · USDOT 264428 · MC-179862 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

DW Transport & Leasing Inc

DBA DWT

27 power unitsavg 10.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesN FRANKLIN, CT76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-179862 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(860) 848-1692 Email dispatchpaulr@dwtransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes26 crashes involving injuries are on 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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

50 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 50 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 11.3 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 50
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving54 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance26 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 14 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’96–’00

Lincoln General’02–now

Liberty Fire’06–’09

United States’19–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2023

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2019 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	3
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	4
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Dec 2014 → Dec 2014	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2012 → Jan 2015	$750K	5
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST	Apr 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → May 2010	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → May 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → current	$750K	9
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2000	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → Apr 2000	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Apr 1995	$750K	2
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1993 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

60.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

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

Home base

N FRANKLIN, CT

140 ROUTE 32

Top corridor

CT 27 · RI 7 · MD 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 932039 USDOT 3373799 USDOT 1289124 USDOT 267244

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dwtransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 899805 USDOT 3054619

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david waddington — 4 carriers: USDOT 345651 USDOT 356904 USDOT 899805

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

Location

Physical address: 140 ROUTE 32, N FRANKLIN, CT, 06254
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (860) 848-1692
Fax: (860) 383-4473
Email: paulr@dwtransport.com
Web domain: dwtransport.com

Registration

Officers: David Waddington · Leigh Waddington
USDOT / docket: 264428 · MC-179862
First registered: Sep 13, 1985
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2024 · 2,169,282 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 2014
D-U-N-S: 108956913

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,169,282

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 DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC.

DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC (USDOT 264428) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 30, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 50 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC's USDOT number?

DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC's USDOT number is 264428, and its motor carrier number is MC-179862.

Is DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC's safety record?

DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC has a 44.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 72 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC's fleet?

DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC operates 27 power units and 39 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC based?

DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC is based in N FRANKLIN, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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