Carrier profile · USDOT 231889 · MC-156354 · Updated Jun 15, 2026

FICEL TRANSPORT INC

68 power unitsavg 8.5 yrRegional · 5 statesBLASDELL, NY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-156354 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

68Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

62Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(716) 828-0745 Email dispatchj.dotterweich@ficel.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 15, 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 crashes39 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 87 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

68 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.4%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 — 38 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 8.2 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

57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 6

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

Registered power units: 68
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / 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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

North Star’85–’00

National Continental’87–’94

Northland’04–’19

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2019

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2019	$750K	3
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2004	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1999 → Sep 2000	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 1997 → Oct 1999	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1994 → Aug 1997	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1987 → Dec 1994	$750K	1
NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 1985 → Mar 2000	$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): 68
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 62

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

17.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

BLASDELL, NY

310 LAKE AVENUE

Top corridor

MI ⇄ NY

MI 41 · NY 15 · IN 3

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

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 310 LAKE AVENUE, BLASDELL, NY, 14219-1508
Mailing address: PO BOX 2268, BLASDELL, NY, 14219-1508
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (716) 828-0745
Fax: (716) 362-4337
Email: j.dotterweich@ficel.com
Web domain: ficel.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph Dotterweich
USDOT / docket: 231889 · MC-156354
First registered: May 27, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 4,100,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 2, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,100,000

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 FICEL TRANSPORT INC.

FICEL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 231889) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 15, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 15, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 15, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 15, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 15, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 15, 2026.

It reports 68 power units and 62 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 2, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 15, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FICEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

FICEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 231889, and its motor carrier number is MC-156354.

Is FICEL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 15, 2026, FICEL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FICEL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

FICEL TRANSPORT INC has a 18.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 87 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).