Carrier profile · USDOT 2944855 · MC-996608 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Middle Bay Transportation of Ohio LLC

DBA MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION

110 power unitsavg 12.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesCLEVELAND, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-996608 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

110Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

49Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(440) 895-8113 Email dispatchamy.jantz@worldgrouplogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 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-mo24.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

110 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%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 — 58 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 5.9 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

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 11

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 110-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 110
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Protective’16–’18

Protective’18–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2018 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Jan 2018	$1M	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 110
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 49

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

30.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

1340 DEPOT STREET

Top corridor

NC ⇄ OH

NC 24 · VA 22 · AL 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1750497 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 951978 USDOT 38111 USDOT 714426 USDOT 232734 USDOT 2256081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (48 trucks · 44 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1750497 USDOT 1852080 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 232734 USDOT 2207361 USDOT 3706 USDOT 96606 USDOT 157596

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@worldgrouplogistics.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 232734 USDOT 1740705

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

110

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1340 DEPOT STREET, CLEVELAND, OH, 44116
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (440) 895-8113
Email: amy.jantz@worldgrouplogistics.com
Web domain: worldgrouplogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Amy Jantz
USDOT / docket: 2944855 · MC-996608
First registered: Nov 8, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 3,223,448 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

110

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

3,223,448

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 MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC.

MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC (USDOT 2944855) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 58 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 110 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC's USDOT number?

MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC's USDOT number is 2944855, and its motor carrier number is MC-996608.

Is MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC's safety record?

MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 139 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC's fleet?

MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC operates 110 power units and 110 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC based?

MIDDLE BAY TRANSPORTATION OF OHIO LLC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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