Carrier profile · USDOT 668921 · MC-312388 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Flat Ridge Inc

24 power unitsavg 6.2 yrRegional · 4 statesROCKPORT, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-312388 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 649-4454 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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 24 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 3, 2025.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.4 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 24-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving57 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Westfield’00–’13

Acuity A’13–’26

1996200420122020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Apr 2026	$1M	6
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Oct 2013	$1M	2
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Dec 2000	$1M	1
MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1997 → Dec 1996	$1M	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1997 → Dec 1998	$1M	1
MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

55.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 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: 23 inspections
Kentucky: 10 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

ROCKPORT, IN

790 W OLD STATE RD 45

Most inspections: IN

23 inspections

IN 23 · KY 10 · TN 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 762004 USDOT 4113628 USDOT 2064350 USDOT 3352982

Shares a company officer with other carriers

derek allen — 6 carriers: USDOT 2064350 USDOT 2790297 USDOT 3057902 USDOT 3812274 USDOT 3878549

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 790 W OLD STATE RD 45, ROCKPORT, IN, 47635
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 649-4454
Fax: (812) 649-4460
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Derek Allen
USDOT / docket: 668921 · MC-312388
First registered: Dec 6, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2026 · 2,320,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 22, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,320,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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

8 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

73violation records

12OOS-tagged records

8 of 24inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

264%1 / 26

Other vehicle maintenance

2330%7 / 23

Brakes

138%1 / 13

Lights

813%1 / 8

Hours of service

250%1 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

43%Nov 24 to May 253 / 7

33%May 25 to Nov 252 / 6

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

38%May 26 to Nov 263 / 8

Top 3 codes (12 of 73 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
383.91A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TA USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8K2-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-CH Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FLAT RIDGE INC.

FLAT RIDGE INC (USDOT 668921) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 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 7, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 22, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FLAT RIDGE INC's USDOT number?

FLAT RIDGE INC's USDOT number is 668921, and its motor carrier number is MC-312388.

Is FLAT RIDGE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. FLAT RIDGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FLAT RIDGE INC's safety record?

FLAT RIDGE INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).