Carrier profile · USDOT 446181 · MC-669233 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC

5 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 4 statesWEST UNITY, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-669233 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 630-6106 Email dispatchGAMBOE8195@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 2

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

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 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: None
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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’09–’14

Canal’14–’16

Great West’16–’18

Progressive Preferred’20–now

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2020 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2014	$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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

WEST UNITY, OH

16735 US HIGHWAY 20A

Top corridor

MO ⇄ OH

MO 1 · WI 1 · SD 1

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 1724017 USDOT 722163 USDOT 1861329

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: 16735 US HIGHWAY 20A, WEST UNITY, OH, 43570
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 630-6106
Email: gamboe8195@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ward T. Gamboe
USDOT / docket: 446181 · MC-669233
First registered: May 17, 1991
Last MCS-150: Feb 14, 2025 · 200,205 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 11, 1992
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

200,205

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 LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC.

LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 446181) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 4, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 5 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 11, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 446181, and its motor carrier number is MC-669233.

Is LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

LIFELINE CARRIERS LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.