Carrier profile · USDOT 418669 · MC-217401 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

DBC Enterprises Inc

27 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 3 statesWALKER, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-217401 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 299-2167 Email dispatchhpalmer@ilgi.com

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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 well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 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

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 3.3 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 27-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Fmb-first Michigan’91–’95

Athena’96–’01

Hudson’08–’25

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2001 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1996 → Feb 2001	$750K	4
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Sep 1996	$750K	2
FMB-FIRST MICHIGAN BANK	Oct 1991 → Aug 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): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

WALKER, MI

3744 DYKSTRA AVE

Top corridor

MI 16 · PA 2 · OH 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 128493Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 128493 USDOT 1197728 USDOT 3575901 USDOT 975604 USDOT 2137808 USDOT 104267

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ilgi.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 104267 USDOT 128493 USDOT 520220 USDOT 603957 USDOT 678969 USDOT 2029530 USDOT 2377058 USDOT 4012539

Shares a company officer with other carriers

holly palmer — 5 carriers: USDOT 128493 USDOT 520220 USDOT 2029530 USDOT 4012539

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3744 DYKSTRA AVE, WALKER, MI, 49544
Mailing address: 501 RENO DR, WAYLAND, MI, 49348
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 299-2167
Email: hpalmer@ilgi.com
Web domain: ilgi.com

Registration

Officers: Holly Palmer · Craig Lowery
USDOT / docket: 418669 · MC-217401
First registered: Aug 22, 1990
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2025 · 1,842,603 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 1, 1999
D-U-N-S: 620922864

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,842,603

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 DBC ENTERPRISES INC.

DBC ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 418669) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It reports 27 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 1, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DBC ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number?

DBC ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number is 418669, and its motor carrier number is MC-217401.

Is DBC ENTERPRISES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DBC ENTERPRISES INC's safety record?

DBC ENTERPRISES INC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 3 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 DBC ENTERPRISES INC's fleet?

DBC ENTERPRISES INC operates 27 power units and 23 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DBC ENTERPRISES INC based?

DBC ENTERPRISES INC is based in WALKER, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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