Carrier profile · USDOT 521400 · MC-247959 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Drake Hauling LLC

DBA DRAKE TRANSPORTATION

8 power unitsavg 17.2 yrRegional · 3 statesEFFINGHAM, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-247959 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 240-0719 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 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 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.2 yr

Model years 1997–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 1

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

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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 ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’95–’99

National’99–’02

Lancer’02–’13

National’13–’16

Auto Owners’16–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2022

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2016	$750K	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2013	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2002	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1995 → Nov 1999	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 3 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

EFFINGHAM, IL

I-70 I57 AND RT 32 AND 33

Most inspections: IN

3 inspections

IN 3 · IL 3 · TX 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 2842708 USDOT 3514802 USDOT 1216084 USDOT 3706909

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: I-70 I57 AND RT 32 AND 33, EFFINGHAM, IL, 62401
Mailing address: 2049 US RT 40, GREENUP, IL, 62428
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 240-0719
Fax: (217) 923-5103
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Tim L Drake
USDOT / docket: 521400 · MC-247959
First registered: Apr 29, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2025 · 394,983 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 6, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

394,983

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

8violation records

2OOS-tagged records

1 of 3inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Brakes

1100%1 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (3 of 8 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DRAKE HAULING LLC.

DRAKE HAULING LLC (USDOT 521400) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 20, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 6, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DRAKE HAULING LLC's USDOT number?

DRAKE HAULING LLC's USDOT number is 521400, and its motor carrier number is MC-247959.

Is DRAKE HAULING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. DRAKE HAULING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DRAKE HAULING LLC's safety record?

DRAKE HAULING LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).