Carrier profile · USDOT 3768964 · MC-1344714 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Defam Transportation LLC

8 power unitsavg 6.7 yrNational · 16 statesMONROVIA, IN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1344714 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 701-7310 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 19, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jun 12, 2026.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’22–’23

Sutton Specialty’23–’23

Southwind Risk’23–’24

Geico Marine’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	May 2023 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → May 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

85.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Colorado: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

MONROVIA, IN

2926 W BARGELLO LN

Most inspections: CO

2 inspections

CO 2 · TN 2 · FL 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2276796 USDOT 4492636 USDOT 4225471 USDOT 3693197Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2881388 USDOT 3320943 USDOT 4225471 USDOT 434467 USDOT 2276796 USDOT 4492636 USDOT 2975484 USDOT 264184

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 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2926 W BARGELLO LN, MONROVIA, IN, 46157
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 701-7310
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Woldy Desroches Sr
USDOT / docket: 3768964 · MC-1344714
First registered: Nov 20, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 88,900 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 14.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

88,900

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

52violation records

14OOS-tagged records

4 of 8inspections 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

264%1 / 26

Other vehicle maintenance

1958%11 / 19

Lights

30%0 / 3

Brakes

250%1 / 2

Hours of service

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

50%May 26 to Nov 262 / 4

Top 3 codes (9 of 52 records)

392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9AA1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.24C-L Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BARS 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
396.3A1DLDSYEL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC.

DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3768964) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3768964, and its motor carrier number is MC-1344714.

Is DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

DEFAM TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).