Carrier profile · USDOT 2512490 · MC-871455 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC

DBA COLUMBUS LOGISTICS

25 power unitsavg 9.6 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCOLUMBUS, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-871455 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 316-7411 Email dispatchSAFETY@CLDISPATCH.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.0 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 25-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’15–’17

State Nationalspecialty’18–’20

Wesco’21–’25

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	4
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	4
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	3
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

50.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

5900 ROCHE DR

Top corridor

KY ⇄ OH

KY 8 · OH 7 · NC 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3869981 USDOT 54283Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2336682 USDOT 3766232 USDOT 3821771 USDOT 2641980 USDOT 2784408 USDOT 2926221 USDOT 2104921 USDOT 2575367

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cldispatch.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3753785

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ahmed fatah — 3 carriers: USDOT 1367469 USDOT 3147416

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5900 ROCHE DR, COLUMBUS, OH, 43229
Mailing address: 5900 ROCHE DR SUITE #200, COLUMBUS, OH, 43229
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 316-7411
Fax: (380) 210-7225
Email: safety@cldispatch.com
Web domain: cldispatch.com

Registration

Officer: Ahmed Fatah
USDOT / docket: 2512490 · MC-871455
First registered: Jun 4, 2014
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 8,157,278 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,157,278

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 COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC.

COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2512490) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load 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 $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2512490, and its motor carrier number is MC-871455.

Is COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC has a 25.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 87 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).