Carrier profile · USDOT 855464 · MC-377049 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Cordell Transportation Company LLC

122 power unitsavg 5.1 yrMulti-region · 11 statesDAYTON, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-377049 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

122Power units

109 observed · MCS-150

149Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 277-7271 Email dispatchsafety@apexexp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 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 26 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 318 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 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

122 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.

Safety

217 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 98 vehicle and 217 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.0% · 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 2.3 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

211 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 16

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 122-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 122
Inspections · 24 mo: 217
Annualized: ≈109 / 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 Driving92 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 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: 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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ranger Ins’00–’07

United States’07–’13

Zurich American’13–’19

Zurich American’20–’24

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 8 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 2007 → Feb 2013	$1M	5
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2000 → Feb 2007	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 122
Observed power (24 mo): 109
Trailers (towed): 149

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

29.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

216

OH busiest

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

Home base

DAYTON, OH

2942 BOULDER AVENUE

Top corridor

OH 53 · KY 47 · TN 42

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 53773 USDOT 3242801 USDOT 4282391 USDOT 1994604 USDOT 86260 USDOT 3271587 USDOT 16130 USDOT 21800

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)

122

Observed (24 mo)

109

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (937) 277-7271
Fax: (937) 277-8226
Email: safety@apexexp.com
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)

122

Power units

196

Drivers

196

CDL drivers

17,271,084

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 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 refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 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 as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 217 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 98 vehicle-level and 217 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 122 power units and 196 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 17, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 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?

As of Jun 21, 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 17.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 318 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).

How big is CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC's fleet?

CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC operates 122 power units and 196 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC based?

CORDELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC is based in DAYTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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