Carrier profile · USDOT 913693 · MC-395711 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Elkhart Transport Company LLC

170 power unitsavg 8 yrMulti-region · 12 statesELKHART, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-395711 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

170Power units

83 observed · MCS-150

73Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 295-2460 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

170 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 27.78% on 54 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 20, 2026.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 120 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 11.5 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

120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 9

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

Registered power units: 170
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amerisure’00–’08

Carolina’08–’13

Travelers Property’14–’18

Travelers Property’18–’25

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 2018 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2014 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Aug 2014	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
AMERISURE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → May 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 170
Observed power (24 mo): 83
Trailers (towed): 73

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

120

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 24 inspections
Kentucky: 19 inspections
Tennessee: 19 inspections
Ohio: 15 inspections
Pennsylvania: 11 inspections
Illinois: 11 inspections
Maryland: 8 inspections
Michigan: 7 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

ELKHART, IN

1020 HERMAN ST

Most inspections: IN

24 inspections

IN 24 · KY 19 · TN 19

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 28, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 186154 USDOT 6497409 USDOT 379906 USDOT 97235Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 663785 USDOT 1592120 USDOT 4305130 USDOT 97235 USDOT 2407591 USDOT 54283 USDOT 544846 USDOT 6497409

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

170

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 Oct 28, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1020 HERMAN ST, ELKHART, IN, 46516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 295-2460
Fax: (574) 522-1175
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: welchpkg.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Scott Welch
USDOT / docket: 913693 · MC-395711
First registered: Oct 31, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 5,000,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 5, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

170

Power units

126

Drivers

126

CDL drivers

5,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 54 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

93violation records

18OOS-tagged records

15 of 54inspections 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

310%0 / 31

Other vehicle maintenance

2857%16 / 28

Brakes

190%0 / 19

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Hours of service

425%1 / 4

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

29%Oct 24 to Apr 252 / 7

30%Apr 25 to Oct 253 / 10

31%Oct 25 to Apr 264 / 13

25%Apr 26 to Oct 266 / 24

Top 3 codes (20 of 93 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)9
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41A No / expired medical certificate1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IN State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC.

ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC (USDOT 913693) 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 Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 120 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 170 power units and 126 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 5, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 913693, and its motor carrier number is MC-395711.

Is ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026. ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC's safety record?

ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 172 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).