Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3699082 · MC-1293563
CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC
5 power unitsEASTON, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1293563 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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.
USDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2021Insurance (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
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC safe to work with?
Is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC safe to load? CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3699082, MC-1293563) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in EASTON, KS, operating 5 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 4 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
CTCHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
United Financial · 22–22
20212022
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
EASTON, KS
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
dianna l schmidt — 2 carriers: USDOT 849335
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 32900 223RD ST, EASTON, KS, 66020
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (913) 271-4240
Registration
- Officers
- Dianna L Schmidt · Larry D Schmidt
- USDOT / docket
- 3699082 · MC-1293563
- First registered
- 08/11/2021
- Last MCS-150
- 02/19/2024 · 1 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?
CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3699082, and its motor carrier number is MC-1293563.
Is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC's fleet?
CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC operates 5 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC based?
CHALLENGER TRUCKING LLC is based in EASTON, KS.