Carrier profile · USDOT 1278724 · MC-175681 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC

39 power unitsavg 11.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesPORTAGE, IN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-175681 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

39Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 787-8868 Email dispatchlinda@truckinit.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

64 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 64 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · 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 14.8 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 7

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 39-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 39
Inspections · 24 mo: 64
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving31 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’21 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’96–’99

1st Security’05–’13

Acuity A’11–’19

1st Security’13–’25

Carolina’19–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2021

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2019 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Oct 2013 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2011	$750K	3
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Aug 2005 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Sep 2004	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → May 2002	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1995 → Sep 1996	$750K	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	Jan 1993 → Sep 1995	$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): 39
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

PORTAGE, IN

1201 MARINE VIEW STREET

Top corridor

NC ⇄ IN

NC 18 · IN 13 · TN 9

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: 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 16130 USDOT 3189484 USDOT 3790041 USDOT 76114Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 753551 USDOT 2159714 USDOT 3122364 USDOT 3577306 USDOT 2477295 USDOT 3790041 USDOT 120670 USDOT 2534606

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@truckinit.com — 18 carriers: USDOT 76114 USDOT 247353 USDOT 616294 USDOT 624355 USDOT 729408 USDOT 952537 USDOT 1227359 USDOT 1231134

Shares a company officer with other carriers

linda mason — 2 carriers: USDOT 3508738

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: 1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 787-8868
Fax: (219) 787-9252
Email: linda@truckinit.com
Web domain: truckinit.com

Registration

Officer: Linda Mason
USDOT / docket: 1278724 · MC-175681
First registered: Aug 24, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2026 · 1,361,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 22, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 1.04
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,361,000

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 COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC.

COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 1278724) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 64 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 64 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 39 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 22, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number?

COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number is 1278724, and its motor carrier number is MC-175681.

Is COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC's safety record?

COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC has a 35.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).