Carrier profile · USDOT 1042419 · MC-436960 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Family Tradition LLC

30 power unitsavg 16.2 yrMulti-region · 14 statesRICHMOND, IN68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-436960 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 966-7656 Email dispatchfamily.traditions@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.9%

▲ 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

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.2 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’03–’08

Sentry Select’16–’19

Sentry Select’21–now

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2023	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2013	$1M	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Dec 2010	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Aug 2009	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2008	$1M	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Dec 2003	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

RICHMOND, IN

2190 WILLIAMSBURG PIKE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IN

KY 11 · IN 8 · AL 3

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4105147 USDOT 3953108 USDOT 2954920 USDOT 1277152Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3052216 USDOT 4105147 USDOT 3953108 USDOT 113676 USDOT 2954920 USDOT 3947430 USDOT 3313546 USDOT 1277152

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2190 WILLIAMSBURG PIKE, RICHMOND, IN, 47374
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (765) 966-7656
Fax: (765) 965-7600
Email: family.traditions@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Barb Bilbrey · Justin Ferriell
USDOT / docket: 1042419 · MC-436960
First registered: Jul 19, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 1,725,664 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 18, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,725,664

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 FAMILY TRADITION LLC.

FAMILY TRADITION LLC (USDOT 1042419) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 8, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 18, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FAMILY TRADITION LLC's USDOT number?

FAMILY TRADITION LLC's USDOT number is 1042419, and its motor carrier number is MC-436960.

Is FAMILY TRADITION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, FAMILY TRADITION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FAMILY TRADITION LLC's safety record?

FAMILY TRADITION LLC has a 40.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is FAMILY TRADITION LLC's fleet?

FAMILY TRADITION LLC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FAMILY TRADITION LLC based?

FAMILY TRADITION LLC is based in RICHMOND, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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