Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 515041 · MC-180848
BUTLER TRANSPORT INC
1 power unitsFISHERS, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-180848 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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.
Established 33 yearsUSDOT 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC safe to load? BUTLER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 515041, MC-180848) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in FISHERS, IN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 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
BTBUTLER TRANSPORT INC 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Acuity A · 93–95
19931995
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.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1993 → Sep 1995 | $1M | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FISHERS, IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert butler — 35 carriers: USDOT 455302USDOT 619481USDOT 826150USDOT 947923USDOT 1068921USDOT 1157989USDOT 1184552USDOT 1198406
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 122 SHADOW LAWN DR, FISHERS, IN, 46038
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (317) 841-0463
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Registration
- Officer
- Robert Butler
- USDOT / docket
- 515041 · MC-180848
- First registered
- 03/04/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 01/12/2006 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—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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Frequently asked
What is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
BUTLER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 515041, and its motor carrier number is MC-180848.
Is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BUTLER TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
BUTLER TRANSPORT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BUTLER TRANSPORT INC based?
BUTLER TRANSPORT INC is based in FISHERS, IN.