Carrier profile · USDOT 345518 · MC-240511 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

American Road Lines Inc

17 power unitsavg 12.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesGARY, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-240511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 882-3986 Email dispatchcody@arlinc.net

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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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.3 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’03–’05

Zurich American’05–’09

Steadfast’09–’12

Ace Property’13–’23

Indian Harbor’13–’17

Gemini’17–’23

Gemini’23–now

2003200920152021now

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

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Nov 2025	$5M	9
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2025	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Aug 2023	$5M	7
INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2017	$5M	4
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Aug 2023	$5M	1
INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Aug 2013	$5M	4
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Sep 2009	$5M	2
STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Nov 2009	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Nov 2009	$5M	3
STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2012	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2009	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Sep 2005	$5M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Aug 2005	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

46.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WY busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

2250 EAST 15TH ST

Top corridor

WY ⇄ IN

WY 11 · IL 7 · CO 6

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 297572 USDOT 3455181 USDOT 2166864Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 405255 USDOT 1937393 USDOT 3455181 USDOT 2541206 USDOT 3039467 USDOT 4300631 USDOT 149776 USDOT 237298

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@arlinc.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 1177965 USDOT 3555405

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2250 EAST 15TH ST, GARY, IN, 46402
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 882-3986
Fax: (219) 882-6811
Email: cody@arlinc.net
Web domain: arlinc.net

Registration

Officers: Cody Wellman · Lisa Wellman
USDOT / docket: 345518 · MC-240511
First registered: Mar 3, 1989
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 1,272,091 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 22, 2021
D-U-N-S: 78764778

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,272,091

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 AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC.

AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC (USDOT 345518) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 22, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC's USDOT number is 345518, and its motor carrier number is MC-240511.

Is AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC's safety record?

AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC has a 22.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC's fleet?

AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC operates 17 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC based?

AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC is based in GARY, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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