Carrier profile · USDOT 592960 · MC-286761 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC

DBA DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE

10 power unitsavg 13.3 yrRegional · 5 statesWATERFORD, WI82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-286761 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(262) 514-2579 Email dispatchdawes@tds.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1998–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’07–’10

Northland’12–’15

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2024	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2010	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Apr 2005	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2003	$750K	6
NORTHLAND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → May 2000	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 1999	$750K	4
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 1996 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Oct 1996	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.3 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

WATERFORD, WI

23215 APPLE ROAD

Top corridor

WI 2 · GA 2 · FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004 USDOT 39512 USDOT 46496 USDOT 46639 USDOT 46871 USDOT 74449 USDOT 75558 USDOT 82542

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23215 APPLE ROAD, WATERFORD, WI, 53185
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (262) 514-2579
Fax: (262) 514-2590
Email: dawes@tds.net
Web domain: tds.net

Registration

Officer: William J Dawes
USDOT / docket: 592960 · MC-286761
First registered: Mar 7, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 16, 2026 · 809,473 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 2, 2010
D-U-N-S: 8507464

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

809,473

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 DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC.

DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC (USDOT 592960) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 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 18, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 2, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC's USDOT number?

DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC's USDOT number is 592960, and its motor carrier number is MC-286761.

Is DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC's safety record?

DAWES CONTRACT CARRIAGE LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).