Carrier profile · USDOT 1679193 · MC-655707 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

I-65 TRANSPORT LLC

88 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 19 statesWOLCOTT, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-655707 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

88Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 279-2050 Email dispatchsafety@i65transport.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

88 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 56 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

61.5% · 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 7.1 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

118 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12

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

Registered power units: 88
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / 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 Driving58 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 17 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’09–’17

American Hallmark’18–’20

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Oct 2018 → Jul 2020	$1M	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2017	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 88
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 68

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

34.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

TN busiest

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

Home base

WOLCOTT, IN

9681 W US HWY 24

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IN

TN 23 · KY 15 · NC 14

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 125452 USDOT 1082105 USDOT 3833488 USDOT 853415 USDOT 2485394 USDOT 655707

Shares a company officer with other carriers

benjamin smith — 24 carriers: USDOT 589800 USDOT 1060353 USDOT 1410693 USDOT 1471668 USDOT 1826616 USDOT 1843906 USDOT 2072310 USDOT 2198947

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9681 W US HWY 24, WOLCOTT, IN, 47995
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 279-2050
Email: safety@i65transport.com
Web domain: i65transport.com

Registration

Officers: Benjamin Smith · Larry Eggers
USDOT / docket: 1679193 · MC-655707
First registered: Aug 20, 2007
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2025 · 4,870,124 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,870,124

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 I-65 TRANSPORT LLC.

I-65 TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1679193) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 26, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 56 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 88 power units and 88 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is I-65 TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

I-65 TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1679193, and its motor carrier number is MC-655707.

Is I-65 TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, I-65 TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is I-65 TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

I-65 TRANSPORT LLC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).