Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 327215
WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC
DBA WADDELL POWER
4 power unitsINDIANAPOLIS, IN
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 38 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 2
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1988Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC safe to work with?
Is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC safe to load? WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC (USDOT 327215) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, operating 4 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WPWADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@dekabatteries.com — 20 carriers: USDOT 38027USDOT 63779USDOT 91049USDOT 92031USDOT 114660USDOT 118563USDOT 123918USDOT 262029
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christopher pruitt — 5 carriers: USDOT 1815833USDOT 2073959USDOT 3227944USDOT 4215677
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5835 DECATUR BLVD SUITE 200, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46241
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (317) 547-3090
- Cell
- (317) 473-3580
- Fax
- (317) 547-1267
- Web domain
- dekabatteries.com
Registration
- Officers
- Christopher Pruitt · Tim Frieden
- USDOT / docket
- 327215
- First registered
- 09/15/1988
- Last MCS-150
- 03/27/2025 · 65,575 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 445715065
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC's USDOT number?
WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC's USDOT number is 327215.
Is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC's fleet?
WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC operates 4 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC based?
WADDELL POWER ACQUISITION INC is based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN.