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Carrier profile · USDOT 2235790 · MC-550846 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC

0 power unitsHAMILTON, OH

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-550846 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(513) 870-4800 Email dispatchoperations@encounterlogistics.com

Carrier verification summary for ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) 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.

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) reports 0 power units in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2025.

ENCOUNTER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2235790) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityEstablished 15 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 1

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

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

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$0 BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Pacific Financial’06–’09

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2013	$0	3
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Mar 2006 → Nov 2009	$0	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

HAMILTON, OH

3035 SYMMES RD

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

@encounterlogistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 910971

Shares a company officer with other carriers

donald browning — 7 carriers: USDOT 601855 USDOT 910971 USDOT 932659 USDOT 1486467 USDOT 2448195 USDOT 3211512

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3035 SYMMES RD, HAMILTON, OH, 45015
Operation: —

Contact

Phone: (513) 870-4800
Cell: (513) 276-2559
Email: operations@encounterlogistics.com
Web domain: encounterlogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Donald Browning · Justin Sowa
USDOT / docket: 2235790 · MC-550846
First registered: Nov 19, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 30, 2025
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

—Drivers

—CDL drivers

—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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