Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA TRANSFER SYSTEMS & WAREHOUSING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is WERNER & SON INC safe to load? WERNER & SON INC (USDOT 585126, MC-282976) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in FRANKFORT, IN, operating 9 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
WERNER & SON INC's USDOT number is 585126, and its motor carrier number is MC-282976.
As of 2026-06-13, WERNER & SON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
WERNER & SON INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
WERNER & SON INC operates 9 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
WERNER & SON INC is based in FRANKFORT, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Out-of-service trend· any OOS · all inspection levels · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2020 → Oct 2021 | $750k | 2 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2016 → Sep 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2013 → Oct 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2012 → Oct 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Oct 2011 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Oct 2010 → Oct 2010 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2008 → Oct 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2008 → Nov 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → May 2008 | $750k | 3 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Apr 2003 → Apr 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Apr 2002 → Apr 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1998 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1996 → Apr 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1994 → Apr 1996 | $750k | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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