Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BIG INDIAN TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13.1 yr
Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is M D EDWARDS LLC safe to load? M D EDWARDS LLC (USDOT 3067903, MC-59178) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SEDALIA, MO, operating 6 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 33 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 46.2% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-18.
M D EDWARDS LLC's USDOT number is 3067903, and its motor carrier number is MC-59178.
As of 2026-07-18, M D EDWARDS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
M D EDWARDS LLC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
M D EDWARDS LLC operates 6 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
M D EDWARDS LLC is based in SEDALIA, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.
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24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 2021 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2018 → Jan 2021 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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