Carrier profile · USDOT 855464 · MC-377049 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cordell Transportation Company LLC

111 power unitsavg 5.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesDAYTON, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-377049 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

111Power units

115 observed · MCS-150

158Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 277-7271 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 357 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

111 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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.

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25 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 2, 2026.

Safety

235 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 110 vehicle and 235 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.0% · 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

232 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 20

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 111-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 111
Inspections · 24 mo: 235
Annualized: ≈118 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving110 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 23 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 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: Active
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Ranger Ins’00–’07

United States’10–’13

Zurich American’13–’19

Zurich American’20–’24

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Apr 2025	$1M	2
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Oct 2019	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Feb 2013	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2007	$1M	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2000 → Feb 2007	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 111
Observed power (24 mo): 115
Trailers (towed): 158

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

57.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

235

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 57 inspections
Ohio: 54 inspections
Michigan: 47 inspections
Tennessee: 44 inspections
North Carolina: 22 inspections
Alabama: 5 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

DAYTON, OH

2942 BOULDER AVENUE

Most inspections: KY

57 inspections

KY 57 · OH 54 · MI 47

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2302886Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 53773 USDOT 3242801 USDOT 4282391 USDOT 3271587 USDOT 7519797 USDOT 16130 USDOT 191496 USDOT 838117

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@apexexp.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1212527

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

111

Observed (24 mo)

115

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2942 BOULDER AVENUE, DAYTON, OH, 45414
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 277-7271
Fax: (937) 277-8226
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: apexexp.com

Registration

Officers: Ron Schuler · Brian Gunder
USDOT / docket: 855464 · MC-377049
First registered: Feb 15, 2000
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 17,271,084 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 17, 2021
D-U-N-S: 4829276

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

111

Power units

213

Drivers

213

CDL drivers

17,271,084

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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21%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

23 of 110 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

182violation records

34OOS-tagged records

23 of 110inspections 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

720%0 / 72

Other vehicle maintenance

4657%26 / 46

Hours of service

229%2 / 22

Lights

2110%2 / 21

Brakes

1911%2 / 19

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

16%Nov 24 to May 254 / 25

16%May 25 to Nov 255 / 32

18%Nov 25 to May 264 / 22

32%May 26 to Nov 2610 / 31

Top 3 codes (32 of 182 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)11
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)11
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)9
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits9
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps6
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps4
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative2
393.55A-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9T Inoperative required lamps2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
396.7A-UOC Unsafe operation2
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
391.11B4-DEN Driver not qualified1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55B-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.88 Television receivers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.32B ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC.

CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC (USDOT 855464) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 235 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 110 vehicle-level and 235 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 111 power units and 213 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 17, 2021 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 855464, and its motor carrier number is MC-377049.

Is CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC's safety record?

CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC has a 20.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 357 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).