Carrier profile · USDOT 2418668 · MC-845785 · Updated Jul 21, 2026

F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC

89 power unitsavg 12.3 yrRegional · 6 statesGARY, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-845785 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

89Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 488-6750 Email dispatchcarlos@fandwtransportation.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 21, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

89 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 6.8 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 9

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

Registered power units: 89
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving73 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance36 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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 ’22 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’13–’16

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	7
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2016	$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): 89
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

24.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

8220 MELTON RD

Top corridor

IN 50 · OH 11 · KY 8

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 538888 USDOT 1000879 USDOT 70559 USDOT 120670 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 203754 USDOT 76235 USDOT 2560532

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos perez — 81 carriers: USDOT 1292616 USDOT 1326220 USDOT 1436255 USDOT 1446178 USDOT 1491600 USDOT 1502301 USDOT 1520384 USDOT 1571243

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: 8220 MELTON RD, GARY, IN, 46403
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 488-6750
Fax: (219) 300-5883
Email: carlos@fandwtransportation.net
Web domain: fandwtransportation.net

Registration

Officers: Carlos Perez · Francisco Perez
USDOT / docket: 2418668 · MC-845785
First registered: Jul 1, 2013
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 6,725,612 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 6.45
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,725,612

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 F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC.

F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2418668) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 20, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 21, 2026.

It reports 89 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2418668, and its motor carrier number is MC-845785.

Is F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 21, 2026, F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 116 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).