Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 927840
BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC
DBA ORTWEIN SIGN
3 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 2 statesCHATTANOOGA, TN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
14.0Avg age (yr)
2000–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 26 yearsNo reported crashesDriver out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2001Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersOlder
14 yr
Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC safe to work with?
Is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC safe to load? BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC (USDOT 927840) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 5 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: driver out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BOBILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC 88
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Safety
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 33.3% (24-mo)3 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
40.0% now
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2000
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo33
GA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHATTANOOGA, TN
Top corridor
GA ⇄ TN
Density
fewermore
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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 · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 977840
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james teal — 4 carriers: USDOT 2366194USDOT 3057312USDOT 3100415
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2806 E 50TH ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37407
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (423) 867-9208
- Fax
- (423) 867-9208
- Web domain
- ortweinsign.com
Registration
- Officer
- James Teal
- USDOT / docket
- 927840
- First registered
- 01/24/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 09/09/2024 · 104,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Frequently asked
What is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC's USDOT number?
BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC's USDOT number is 927840.
Is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC's safety record?
BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
How big is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC's fleet?
BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC based?
BILL ORTWEIN SIGNS INC is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.