Carrier profile · USDOT 2843050 · MC-952571 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Dinkel Carrier Group LLC

16 power unitsavg 3.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSPRING HILL, KS75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-952571 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 608-3205 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 23.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

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 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Ooida Risk’16–’17

United Financial’17–’18

Sentry Select’19–’23

Sentry Select’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 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 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Feb 2016 → Aug 2017	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

89.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OR busiest

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

Home base

SPRING HILL, KS

19707 W 196TH ST

Top corridor

OR ⇄ KS

OR 3 · SD 2 · AR 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 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 (15 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 835330 USDOT 3931291 USDOT 3942184 USDOT 2538853 USDOT 4330612 USDOT 3013620 USDOT 3374980 USDOT 3427502

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jay dinkel — 2 carriers: USDOT 2480157

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 19707 W 196TH ST, SPRING HILL, KS, 66083
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (913) 608-3205
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: dinkelcarriergroup.com

Registration

Officer: Jay Dinkel
USDOT / docket: 2843050 · MC-952571
First registered: Jan 28, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2025 · 2,067,253 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,067,253

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC.

DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC (USDOT 2843050) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 2843050, and its motor carrier number is MC-952571.

Is DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC's safety record?

DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC's fleet?

DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC operates 16 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC based?

DINKEL CARRIER GROUP LLC is based in SPRING HILL, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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