Carrier profile · USDOT 2627614 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING

7 power unitsLocal · 2 statesGOSHEN, IN88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 202-3985 Email dispatchjake.layman@wakarusa.tax

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Established 11 yearsFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 5 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 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

GOSHEN, IN

65448 COUNTY ROUTE 17

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IN

MI 3 · IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wakarusa.tax — 36 carriers: USDOT 338490 USDOT 765090 USDOT 779594 USDOT 835909 USDOT 983855 USDOT 1187128 USDOT 1262020 USDOT 1330838

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin martin — 64 carriers: USDOT 501383 USDOT 542584 USDOT 663713 USDOT 794824 USDOT 863688 USDOT 865595 USDOT 1001747 USDOT 1017970

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 65448 COUNTY ROUTE 17, GOSHEN, IN, 46526
Mailing address: 21918 STATE ROAD 119, GOSHEN, IN, 46526
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 202-3985
Cell: (574) 533-4095
Fax: (574) 831-4406
Email: jake.layman@wakarusa.tax
Web domain: wakarusa.tax

Registration

Officers: Kevin Martin · Jake Layman
USDOT / docket: 2627614
First registered: Apr 21, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Sep 11, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING.

MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING (USDOT 2627614) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Sep 11, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING's USDOT number?

MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING's USDOT number is 2627614.

Is MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING is active in the FMCSA register.

What is MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING's safety record?

MARTIN ANIMAL BEDDING has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).