Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 856416 · MC-377212
GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC
1 power unitsWEST MANCHESTER, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-377212 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 26 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2626 yr active
since 2000Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC safe to load? GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC (USDOT 856416, MC-377212) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in WEST MANCHESTER, OH, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 26 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GWGARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Ooida Risk · 00–02
Daily America · 16–25
20002025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA | Sep 2016 → May 2025 | $750k | 3 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Jun 2016 → Oct 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Feb 2000 → Jul 2002 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WEST MANCHESTER, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@woh.rr.com — 228 carriers: USDOT 51833USDOT 309852USDOT 312794USDOT 329598USDOT 371528USDOT 377056USDOT 390369USDOT 394924
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15 HOLTZMULLER RD, WEST MANCHESTER, OH, 45380
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (937) 733-8014
- Cell
- (937) 974-6579
- Fax
- (866) 314-6140
- glajac@woh.rr.com
- Web domain
- woh.rr.com
Registration
- Officer
- Gary W Root
- USDOT / docket
- 856416 · MC-377212
- First registered
- 02/18/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 04/17/2025 · 137 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 856416, and its motor carrier number is MC-377212.
Is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC's fleet?
GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC based?
GARY W ROOT TRUCKING INC is based in WEST MANCHESTER, OH.