Carrier profile · USDOT 3493892 · MC-1150850 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

DAB CARRIER GROUP INC

91 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 40 statesHAMMOND, IN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1150850 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

91 observed · MCS-150

96Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 668-9190 Email dispatchbob@dabcarriergroup.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 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 average23.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

238 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.6%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 — 110 vehicle and 238 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.7% · 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 4.5 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

234 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 19

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 91-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 238
Annualized: ≈119 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving77 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 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: 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Southeastern’20–’22

Accredited’22–’24

Ace Property’24–’25

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2023 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 91
Trailers (towed): 96

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 40 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

238

NM busiest

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

Home base

HAMMOND, IN

2901 CARLSON DR S 369

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IN

NM 21 · TX 14 · UT 13

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3632815 USDOT 3499210 USDOT 3392750 USDOT 3538200 USDOT 3965256 USDOT 2927239Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2333848 USDOT 2424011 USDOT 2927239 USDOT 3099771 USDOT 3538200 USDOT 4289703 USDOT 3632815 USDOT 3250322

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: 2901 CARLSON DR S 369, HAMMOND, IN, 46323
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 668-9190
Fax: (312) 668-9212
Email: bob@dabcarriergroup.com
Web domain: dabcarriergroup.com

Registration

Officer: Boban Stamatovski
USDOT / docket: 3493892 · MC-1150850
First registered: Sep 25, 2020
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2025 · 7,282,075 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,282,075

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 DAB CARRIER GROUP INC.

DAB CARRIER GROUP INC (USDOT 3493892) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 238 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 110 vehicle-level and 238 driver-level — across 40 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 87 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAB CARRIER GROUP INC's USDOT number?

DAB CARRIER GROUP INC's USDOT number is 3493892, and its motor carrier number is MC-1150850.

Is DAB CARRIER GROUP INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, DAB CARRIER GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAB CARRIER GROUP INC's safety record?

DAB CARRIER GROUP INC has a 23.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 298 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).