Carrier profile · USDOT 327557 · MC-212758 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mcdowell Enterprises Inc

9 power unitsavg 15.1 yrRegional · 5 statesELIZABETHTOWN, IL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-212758 ACTIVE
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
9
Inspections · 24 mo
22
Annualized
≈11 / yr
Coverage
≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

64%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
37%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 42 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 23 total · 3 in 24 mo

23
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
10
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262012
20251001
20221001
20202002
20171011
20143023
20131001
20112112
20101111
20091001
20071001
20062022
20051001
20031011
20002002
19941011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 6, 2026KY01Yes
Apr 30, 2026IL00Yes
Mar 31, 2025KY00Yes
Sep 20, 2022AR00Yes
Nov 25, 2020OH00Yes
Jun 16, 2020IL00Yes
Dec 11, 2017IL02Yes
Dec 6, 2014IL01Yes
Jul 16, 2014IL02Yes
Jul 11, 2014IL00Yes
May 10, 2013IL00Yes
Apr 18, 2011IL13Yes
Mar 25, 2011KY00Yes
Apr 23, 2010IL12Yes
Jan 14, 2009IL00Yes
Aug 10, 2007IL00Yes
Dec 13, 2006KY01Yes
Oct 10, 2006TX03Yes
Apr 6, 2005IL00Yes
Nov 11, 2003IL01Yes
Oct 5, 2000OH00Yes
May 25, 2000IL00Yes
Nov 20, 1994AR01Yes