Carrier profile · USDOT 2257949 · MC-770547 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION

46 power unitsavg 4.1 yrLocal · 2 statesUTICA, NY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-770547 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(315) 735-9870 Email dispatchdfanelli@erltrucks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 62 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 24 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’13–’16

United States’16–’20

Old Republic’20–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	5
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

12.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

UTICA, NY

98 RAILROAD STREET

Top corridor

NY 35 · PA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3435059Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3435059 USDOT 4370162 USDOT 3176562 USDOT 3247404 USDOT 3837927

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@erltrucks.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3252227

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven kowalsky — 2 carriers: USDOT 1339569

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 98 RAILROAD STREET, UTICA, NY, 13502
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (315) 735-9870
Email: dfanelli@erltrucks.com
Web domain: erltrucks.com

Registration

Officers: Edward Kowalsky · Steven Kowalsky
USDOT / docket: 2257949 · MC-770547
First registered: Dec 23, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 3,244,563 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.54
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,244,563

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 ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION.

ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION (USDOT 2257949) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION's USDOT number?

ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 2257949, and its motor carrier number is MC-770547.

Is ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION's safety record?

ERL INTERMODAL CORPORATION has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).