Carrier profile · USDOT 267163 · MC-318447 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC

14 power unitsavg 14.9 yrRegional · 3 statesCHARLOTTE, NC100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318447 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 399-2504 Email dispatchrobert.passeri@indbev.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 file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 53 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

12.5

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

12.5

▼ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.9 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 8.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

37 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Sompo America’96–’02

Northern New’02–’23

Hanover’22–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Jun 2002 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
SOMPO AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1996 → Jun 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

14.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

23%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

3936 CORPORATION CIRCLE

Top corridor

NC 35 · SC 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 855807Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 882032 USDOT 855807 USDOT 3926942 USDOT 3799466 USDOT 3432955

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew rogers — 12 carriers: USDOT 1182901 USDOT 1654191 USDOT 1805052 USDOT 3414767 USDOT 3984429 USDOT 4012710 USDOT 4140953 USDOT 4311378

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 3936 CORPORATION CIRCLE, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28216
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 399-2504
Fax: (704) 399-2755
Email: robert.passeri@indbev.com
Web domain: indbev.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Rogers · Matthew Lynch
USDOT / docket: 267163 · MC-318447
First registered: Dec 13, 1985
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 1,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 18, 1989
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000,000

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 INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC.

INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC (USDOT 267163) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HANOVER INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 3 states, 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 14 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 18, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 267163, and its motor carrier number is MC-318447.

Is INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC's safety record?

INDEPENDENT BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).