Carrier profile · USDOT 2075 · MC-123371 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EDLIN BROTHERS INC

19 power unitsavg 17.4 yrRegional · 3 statesNEW HAVEN, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-123371 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 549-3420 Email dispatchedlinbrosinc@roadrunner.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% 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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.4 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%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 — 9 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 38.2 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 Sep '25 · 4

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

Registered power units: 19
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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’17 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Onebeacon America’89–’98

Great West’05–’17

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2005	$750K	3
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1998 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1998 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1989 → Mar 1998	$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): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.4 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

9.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

NEW HAVEN, KY

1637 LYONS STATION ROAD

Top corridor

KY 11 · OH 2 · TN 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

@roadrunner.com — 1544 carriers: USDOT 9168 USDOT 25259 USDOT 50790 USDOT 50849 USDOT 50951 USDOT 57142 USDOT 93080 USDOT 201358

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: 1637 LYONS STATION ROAD, NEW HAVEN, KY, 40051-9720
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (502) 549-3420
Fax: (502) 549-3424
Email: edlinbrosinc@roadrunner.com
Web domain: roadrunner.com

Registration

Officers: Donald R Edlin · Jay Edlin
USDOT / docket: 2075 · MC-123371
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 23, 2025 · 737,465 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 8, 2001
D-U-N-S: 6866933

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

737,465

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 EDLIN BROTHERS INC.

EDLIN BROTHERS INC (USDOT 2075) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 10, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 8, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EDLIN BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

EDLIN BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 2075, and its motor carrier number is MC-123371.

Is EDLIN BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EDLIN BROTHERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EDLIN BROTHERS INC's safety record?

EDLIN BROTHERS INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).