Carrier profile · USDOT 3173029 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad LLC

5 power unitsDECATUR, IL50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(620) 231-2230 Email dispatchwatco-usdotsupport@watco.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here.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.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

DECATUR, IL

600 NORTH STONE

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

@watco.com — 35 carriers: USDOT 507740 USDOT 590986 USDOT 624952 USDOT 911275 USDOT 997874 USDOT 1012752 USDOT 1275671 USDOT 1906371

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 600 NORTH STONE, DECATUR, IL, 62521
Mailing address: 315 W 3RD ST, PITTSBURG, KS, 66762-4706
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (620) 231-2230
Email: watco-usdotsupport@watco.com
Web domain: watco.com

Registration

Officers: Rick Baden · Dan Smith
USDOT / docket: 3173029
First registered: Aug 14, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2026 · 66,499 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

66,499

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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Reviews

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC.

DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC (USDOT 3173029) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC's USDOT number?

DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC's USDOT number is 3173029.

Is DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC's safety record?

DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.