Carrier profile · USDOT 358513 · MC-381428 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Equipment Brokers Inc

5 power unitsAUDUBON, IA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-381428 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’09 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers Property’99–’02

General Wisconsin’02–’09

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO · since Jul 2009

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jul 2002 → Nov 2009	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 1999 → Jul 2002	$750K	1

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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): 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

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

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

Home base

AUDUBON, IA

720 NORTHWESTERN AVE

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 720 NORTHWESTERN AVE, AUDUBON, IA, 50025-1610
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 563-4623
Fax: (712) 563-2000
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Robert Trausch · Jorge Defarias
USDOT / docket: 358513 · MC-381428
First registered: Jun 22, 1989
Last MCS-150: Nov 15, 2010 · 290,000 mi (2006)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 18, 1993
D-U-N-S: 182765701

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

290,000

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 EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC.

EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC (USDOT 358513) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO effective Jul 7, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 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. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes 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 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 15, 2010. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 18, 1993 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC's USDOT number?

EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC's USDOT number is 358513, and its motor carrier number is MC-381428.

Is EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. EQUIPMENT BROKERS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.