Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 517485 · MC-206813
NOW COURIER INC
DBA NOWGISTICS
9 power unitsavg 1.3 yrLocal · 1 statesINDIANAPOLIS, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206813 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
1.3Avg age (yr)
2024–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityEstablished 33 yearsNo insurance on file
Watch · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Not on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersNewer
1.3 yr
Model years 2024–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is NOW COURIER INC safe to work with?
Is NOW COURIER INC safe to load? NOW COURIER INC (USDOT 517485, MC-206813) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, operating 9 power units and 9 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (82/100), with the leading concern: no insurance on file. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-18.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-18
NCNOW COURIER INC 82
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Safety
9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)3 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving4
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$5M BIPD · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
St Paul · 93–95
Zurich · 95–02
Westfield · 02–15
Manufacturers Alliance · 17–19
Monroe Guaranty · 20–23
At Lloyds · 23–25
19932025
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.
11 insurer eras · collapsed from 37 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jul 2023 → Feb 2025 | $5M | 3 |
| MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2020 → Jul 2023 | $0 | 2 |
| MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2017 → Jul 2019 | $5M | 13 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jul 2016 → Jul 2017 | $5M | 6 |
| THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO. | Jul 2015 → Dec 2015 | $0 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jul 2015 → Aug 2015 | $0 | 1 |
| THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO. | Jul 2015 → Jul 2015 | $0 | 1 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jul 2015 → Jul 2015 | $5M | 3 |
| WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2002 → Jul 2015 | $0 | 4 |
| ZURICH INSURANCE CO. | May 1995 → Apr 2002 | $5M | 1 |
| ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1993 → May 1995 | $5M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 9
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 3
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2024
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo66
IN busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Top corridor
IN
Density
fewermore
05
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.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2467863USDOT 4334025
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nowcourier.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4334025
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)99
Observed (24 mo)33
Shared w/ other carriers22
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
- 5310 E 25TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46218
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 6066, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46206
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (317) 526-4072
- Cell
- (317) 489-7964
- Web domain
- nowcourier.com
Registration
- Officers
- Ryan Schwalbach · Ryan Jacobs
- USDOT / docket
- 517485 · MC-206813
- First registered
- 03/23/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 10/24/2024 · 500,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 187960067
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is NOW COURIER INC's USDOT number?
NOW COURIER INC's USDOT number is 517485, and its motor carrier number is MC-206813.
Is NOW COURIER INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-18, NOW COURIER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is NOW COURIER INC's safety record?
NOW COURIER INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
How big is NOW COURIER INC's fleet?
NOW COURIER INC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NOW COURIER INC based?
NOW COURIER INC is based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.