Carrier profile · USDOT 283951 · MC-193777 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Trade Winds Transit Inc

62 power unitsavg 15 yrMulti-region · 15 statesBARDSTOWN, KY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-193777 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

62Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

90Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 348-3503 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 179 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 2001–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — 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.

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58 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 28, 2026.

Safety

105 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 105 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · 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 26.8 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

102 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 11

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 62-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 62
Inspections · 24 mo: 105
Annualized: ≈53 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving73 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance22 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’03–’07

Continental’09–’13

Cherokee’16–’20

Cherokee’21–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2020	$750K	6
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$750K	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1997 → Oct 2000	$750K	3
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	2
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 62
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 90

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

45.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

104

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 28 inspections
Indiana: 18 inspections
Maryland: 15 inspections
Ohio: 14 inspections
West Virginia: 11 inspections
Pennsylvania: 7 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
New York: 2 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

BARDSTOWN, KY

1065 BLOOMFIELD ROAD

Most inspections: KY

28 inspections

KY 28 · IN 18 · MD 15

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 (17 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 851335 USDOT 2908249 USDOT 3092188 USDOT 4553536 USDOT 2838469 USDOT 3396641 USDOT 2423797 USDOT 3236318

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1065 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BARDSTOWN, KY, 40004
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (502) 348-3503
Fax: (502) 348-7367
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: twtky.net

Registration

Officers: Dean Monin · David Monin
USDOT / docket: 283951 · MC-193777
First registered: Dec 17, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2025 · 3,951,445 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 18, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,951,445

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 64 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

154violation records

18OOS-tagged records

8 of 64inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

490%0 / 49

Hours of service

4815%7 / 48

Other vehicle maintenance

2638%10 / 26

Brakes

244%1 / 24

Lights

70%0 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

7%Nov 24 to May 251 / 15

12%May 25 to Nov 252 / 17

14%Nov 25 to May 261 / 7

16%May 26 to Nov 264 / 25

Top 3 codes (28 of 154 records)

393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)11
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer10
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits7
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing7
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures2
395.3A3-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A-BDC Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.81-H Horn1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.282I-ELDDSDC Hours of service / ELD1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
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-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC.

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC (USDOT 283951) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 105 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 105 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 62 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 18, 2005 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 283951, and its motor carrier number is MC-193777.

Is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's safety record?

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 179 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).