Carrier profile · USDOT 3689437 · MC-1286521 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC

276 power unitsavg 6.4 yrNational · 41 statesAURORA, IL56/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1286521 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

276Power units

142 observed · MCS-150

151Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(331) 264-4842 Email dispatchinfo@deadheadtruckingllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Active operating authorityEstablished 5 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.4% 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 · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

276 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

241 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 104 vehicle and 241 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.4% · 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 26.5 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 May '26 · 21

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 276-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 276
Inspections · 24 mo: 241
Annualized: ≈121 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving143 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance69 · 19 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 35 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 3 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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Hawaii’21–’23

Ace Property’23–’24

State Nationalspecialty’24–’26

202120232025now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2026 → May 2026	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	5
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Aug 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 276
Observed power (24 mo): 142
Trailers (towed): 151

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 41 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

241

GA busiest

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

Home base

AURORA, IL

4304 CHESAPEAKE DR

Top corridor

GA ⇄ IL

GA 29 · CA 16 · OH 12

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: 93 trucks also ran under 108 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1781088 USDOT 3166452 USDOT 3173563 USDOT 3274044 USDOT 1708768 USDOT 3510889 USDOT 3788411 USDOT 4117506Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 187 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1781088 USDOT 3166452 USDOT 3173563 USDOT 3274044 USDOT 3594412 USDOT 2631977 USDOT 2850274 USDOT 2948124

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

276

Observed (24 mo)

142

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 4304 CHESAPEAKE DR, AURORA, IL, 60504-7122
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (331) 264-4842
Email: info@deadheadtruckingllc.com
Web domain: deadheadtruckingllc.com

Registration

Officer: Saidolimzhon Makhmudov
USDOT / docket: 3689437 · MC-1286521
First registered: Jul 28, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2026 · 40,938,534 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.25
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

276

Power units

294

Drivers

294

CDL drivers

40,938,534

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 DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC.

DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3689437) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 241 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 104 vehicle-level and 241 driver-level — across 41 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 276 power units and 294 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3689437, and its motor carrier number is MC-1286521.

Is DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC has a 40.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 312 roadside inspections, with 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).