Carrier profile · USDOT 384170 · MC-58561 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ohio Transport Corporation

DBA OHIO TRANSPORT

168 power unitsavg 10.3 yrNational · 32 statesCLEVELAND, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-58561 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

168Power units

142 observed · MCS-150

215Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(513) 539-0576 Email dispatchsafety@ohiotransport.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

168 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

314 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 190 vehicle and 314 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.1% · 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 16.4 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

310 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 23

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 168-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 168
Inspections · 24 mo: 314
Annualized: ≈157 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving104 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 19 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance54 · 44 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance45 · 16 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance39 · 27 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance35 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance31 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Pacific Employers’89–’95

Carolina’03–’10

Pacific Financial’09–’13

Occidental Fire’16–’20

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Mar 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2016 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	3
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	4
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2013	$750K	2
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Sep 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → May 2010	$750K	8
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2002	$750K	3
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Oct 1999	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1996 → Oct 1997	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	3
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1989 → Dec 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 168
Observed power (24 mo): 142
Trailers (towed): 215

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

314

TN busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

3750 VALLEY RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ OH

TN 61 · OH 50 · NM 30

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: 35 trucks also ran under 32 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 81361 USDOT 4164180 USDOT 16130 USDOT 2514939 USDOT 3174519 USDOT 4351315 USDOT 269495 USDOT 4373010Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 113 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3518735 USDOT 3693562 USDOT 3809748 USDOT 4203225 USDOT 4322107 USDOT 3241957 USDOT 3268358 USDOT 3443496

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ohiotransport.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1233731 USDOT 1410188 USDOT 2627977 USDOT 3483820

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

168

Observed (24 mo)

142

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3750 VALLEY RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44107
Mailing address: 5593 HAMILTON MIDDLETOWN RD, MIDDLETOWN, OH, 45044-9703
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (513) 539-0576
Fax: (513) 539-8437
Email: safety@ohiotransport.com
Web domain: ohiotransport.com

Registration

Officers: Mel Mckay · William C. Hill
USDOT / docket: 384170 · MC-58561
First registered: Mar 2, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2026 · 9,717,234 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 18, 2022
D-U-N-S: 360642615

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

168

Power units

160

Drivers

160

CDL drivers

9,717,234

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 OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION.

OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION (USDOT 384170) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 314 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 190 vehicle-level and 314 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 168 power units and 160 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 18, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION's USDOT number?

OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION's USDOT number is 384170, and its motor carrier number is MC-58561.

Is OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION's safety record?

OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION has a 39.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 413 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION's fleet?

OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION operates 168 power units and 160 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION based?

OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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