Carrier profile · USDOT 796618 · MC-354791 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC

8 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 6 statesBROWNSBURG, IN76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-354791 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2014–2019 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 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 peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2014–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.91 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’00–now

Great West’12–’15

Midwest Family’16–’19

Secura A’19–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Apr 2019 → Apr 2023	$750K	3
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → current	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Jul 2000	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 3
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

9.9 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BROWNSBURG, IN

7230 ARBUCKLE COMMONS SUITE 145

Top corridor

IA ⇄ IN

IA 2 · OH 1 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 3267712 USDOT 3597424

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james kuehl — 3 carriers: USDOT 932440 USDOT 3691876

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7230 ARBUCKLE COMMONS SUITE 145, BROWNSBURG, IN, 46112
Mailing address: 6715 E WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46219
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (715) 308-9596
Fax: (715) 403-5598
Email: dispatch@circlecitycarriers.com
Web domain: circlecitycarriers.com

Registration

Officer: James Kuehl
USDOT / docket: 796618 · MC-354791
First registered: Feb 23, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2026 · 235,606 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 27, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

235,606

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC.

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 796618) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 27, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 796618, and its motor carrier number is MC-354791.

Is CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC's fleet?

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC operates 8 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC based?

CIRCLE CITY CARRIERS LLC is based in BROWNSBURG, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(715) 308-9596 Email dispatchDISPATCH@CIRCLECITYCARRIERS.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 796618
MC / Docket: MC-354791
Officer: JAMES KUEHL
Address: 7230 ARBUCKLE COMMONS SUITE 145
BROWNSBURG, IN, 46112

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 27 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(715) 308-9596 Email dispatchDISPATCH@CIRCLECITYCARRIERS.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 796618
MC / Docket: MC-354791
Officer: JAMES KUEHL
Address: 7230 ARBUCKLE COMMONS SUITE 145
BROWNSBURG, IN, 46112

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 27 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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