Carrier profile · USDOT 649443 · MC-306361 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Louisville Switching Service Inc

DBA ROBINSON CARTAGE

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesLOUISVILLE, KY74/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-306361 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2022–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 935-5838 Email dispatchdon@louisvilleswitching.com

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’09 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Amerisure’96–’99

Clarendon National’01–’09

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2009

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2001 → Jun 2009	$750K	4
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

LOUISVILLE, KY

7400 INTERMODAL DRIVE

Top corridor

IN ⇄ KY

IN 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-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 and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7400 INTERMODAL DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40258
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (502) 935-5838
Fax: (502) 935-5898
Email: don@louisvilleswitching.com
Web domain: louisvilleswitching.com

Registration

Officer: Donald B Robinson
USDOT / docket: 649443 · MC-306361
First registered: Jul 9, 1996
Last MCS-150: Sep 20, 2018 · 12,849 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 838242519

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,849

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 LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC.

LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC (USDOT 649443) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 1 power unit and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 20, 2018.

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

Frequently asked

What is LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 649443, and its motor carrier number is MC-306361.

Is LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC's safety record?

LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC's fleet?

LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC operates 1 power unit and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC based?

LOUISVILLE SWITCHING SERVICE INC is based in LOUISVILLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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