Carrier profile · USDOT 589378 · MC-284530 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ellis Trucking Enterprise LLC

1 power unitavg 6 yrLocal · 1 statesCLEVELAND, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-284530 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 471-5105 Email dispatchellistrucking@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2016–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 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

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

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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 ’20 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’09–’12

Sentry Select’12–’20

Sentry Select’20–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2020

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Jul 2020	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2012	$750K	5
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2007	$750K	5
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Sep 2006	$750K	1
FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Aug 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

12706 WATTERSON AVE

Top corridor

OH 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12706 WATTERSON AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44105
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (216) 471-5105
Cell: (216) 287-7434
Email: ellistrucking@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Freddie R Ellis · Madge Ellis
USDOT / docket: 589378 · MC-284530
First registered: Feb 3, 1995
Last MCS-150: Aug 18, 2025 · 36,736 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 25, 2005
D-U-N-S: 19117352

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

36,736

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 ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC.

ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC (USDOT 589378) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 12, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 25, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC's USDOT number?

ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC's USDOT number is 589378, and its motor carrier number is MC-284530.

Is ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC's safety record?

ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC's fleet?

ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC based?

ELLIS TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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