Carrier profile · USDOT 1009265 · MC-425927 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC

DBA MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT

56 power unitsavg 4.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesMARATHON, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425927 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

41 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 443-6000 Email dispatchmrobbins@mcheese.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 23, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 130 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

96 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 96 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 10.8 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

90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 56-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 96
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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)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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich’94–’18

Travelers’11–’18

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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 NORTHERN INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Feb 2018	$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): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 41
Trailers (towed): 60

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

33.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

MARATHON, WI

900 WEISENBERGER ROAD

Top corridor

WI 14 · ND 14 · NV 13

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 21800 USDOT 3212546 USDOT 3595820 USDOT 1089454 USDOT 3787277 USDOT 1009295

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mcheese.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 48698

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary bachand — 2 carriers: USDOT 1532546

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: 900 WEISENBERGER ROAD, MARATHON, WI, 54448
Mailing address: PO BOX 185, MARATHON, WI, 54448-0185
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 443-6000
Cell: (715) 573-9021
Fax: (715) 443-3578
Email: mrobbins@mcheese.com
Web domain: mcheese.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Bachand · Marty Robbins
USDOT / docket: 1009265 · MC-425927
First registered: Mar 6, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 5,157,131 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 16, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,157,131

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 MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC.

MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1009265) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 22, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier received 96 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 96 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 16, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1009265, and its motor carrier number is MC-425927.

Is MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 23, 2026, MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

MARATHON CHEESE TRANSPORT LLC has a 4.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 130 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).