Carrier profile · USDOT 1227672 · MC-487686 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Dancer Logistics Inc

0 power unitsavg 4.2 yrMulti-region · 12 statesDELPHOS, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-487686 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 692-1435 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

18 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 40.00% on 5 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
7 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Nov 7, 2024.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 3.6 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5

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.

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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’04–’07

Maxum’09–’13

Westfield’15–’18

Harco National’18–’21

Canal’22–’25

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2018 → May 2021	$750K	3
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → May 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2013	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2004 → Apr 2007	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

96.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 5 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections

Home base

DELPHOS, OH

900 GRESSEL DRIVE

Most inspections: SD

5 inspections

SD 5 · IA 3 · OH 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 (53 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3300406 USDOT 3877356 USDOT 103580 USDOT 3623291 USDOT 4428818 USDOT 2924532 USDOT 186725 USDOT 3405622

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dancerlogistics.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1982433 USDOT 2419191

Shares a company officer with other carriers

heather gordon — 4 carriers: USDOT 1421899 USDOT 1977276 USDOT 2281762

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 900 GRESSEL DRIVE, DELPHOS, OH, 45833
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 692-1435
Fax: (419) 692-2514
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: dancerlogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Heather Gordon · Robert Grothjan
USDOT / docket: 1227672 · MC-487686
First registered: Mar 25, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 6,211,400 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 15, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

6,211,400

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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40%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 5 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 5inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Other vehicle maintenance

367%2 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Lights

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (6 of 13 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DANCER LOGISTICS INC.

DANCER LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1227672) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 15, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DANCER LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

DANCER LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1227672, and its motor carrier number is MC-487686.

Is DANCER LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. DANCER LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DANCER LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

DANCER LOGISTICS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 91 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).