Carrier profile · USDOT 1170974 · MC-463108 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC

246 power unitsavg 3.5 yrNational · 34 statesJACKSON, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-463108 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

246Power units

128 observed · MCS-150

137Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 649-7497 Email dispatchBRIAN.KOSIARA@dawnfoods.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 364 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

246 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

226 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.9%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 — 116 vehicle and 226 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.1% · 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 8.1 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

214 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 246-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 246
Inspections · 24 mo: 226
Annualized: ≈113 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving95 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 24 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’17 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Discover Property’04–’11

Travelers Connecticut’11–’17

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2017

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2011 → Oct 2017	$750K	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Oct 2011	$750K	7
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$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): 246
Observed power (24 mo): 128
Trailers (towed): 137

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

25.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

226

TX busiest

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

Home base

JACKSON, MI

3333 SARGENT RD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ MI

TX 27 · CA 23 · NM 19

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3352094 USDOT 288306 USDOT 2016651Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 267841 USDOT 288306 USDOT 3952649 USDOT 4430439 USDOT 2405772 USDOT 3081697 USDOT 2649797 USDOT 3352094

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dawnfoods.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 262811 USDOT 2040586

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

246

Observed (24 mo)

128

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 3333 SARGENT RD, JACKSON, MI, 49201
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 649-7497
Cell: (219) 613-2000
Email: brian.kosiara@dawnfoods.com
Web domain: dawnfoods.com

Registration

Officers: Brian Kosiara · Jeff Martin
USDOT / docket: 1170974 · MC-463108
First registered: Sep 24, 2003
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2025 · 14,504,050 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

246

Power units

273

Drivers

273

CDL drivers

14,504,050

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 DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC.

DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1170974) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 226 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 116 vehicle-level and 226 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 246 power units and 273 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1170974, and its motor carrier number is MC-463108.

Is DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 12.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 364 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).