Carrier profile · USDOT 474716 · MC-198126 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC

40 power unitsavg 8.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMUSKEGON, MI87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198126 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(231) 739-6270 Email dispatchjohn_childers@intracitydispatch.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 14 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 11.9 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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 40-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
172.202 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Amerisure’94–’97

Travelers Property’97–’03

Frankenmuth’02–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO · since Aug 2021

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Aug 2002 → Aug 2021	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 1997 → Apr 2003	$1M	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Oct 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

34.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

MUSKEGON, MI

1450 E LAKETON AVE

Top corridor

MI 7 · IN 6 · AR 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3270639 USDOT 281321 USDOT 3706352 USDOT 575205

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1450 E LAKETON AVE, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442
Mailing address: PO BOX 4424, MUSKEGON, MI, 49444
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (231) 739-6270
Fax: (231) 733-5250
Email: john_childers@intracitydispatch.com
Web domain: intracitydispatch.com

Registration

Officer: Charlie Link Jr.
USDOT / docket: 474716 · MC-198126
First registered: Mar 19, 1992
Last MCS-150: Dec 11, 2025 · 1,808,618 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 29, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,808,618

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 INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC.

INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC (USDOT 474716) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO effective Aug 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 29, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC's USDOT number?

INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC's USDOT number is 474716, and its motor carrier number is MC-198126.

Is INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC's safety record?

INTRA CITY DISPATCH INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).