Carrier profile · USDOT 49717 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Northern Indiana Public Service Company

DBA NIPSCO

139 power unitsLocal · 2 statesMERRILLVILLE, IN88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

139Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 535-0260 Email dispatchcryoder@nisource.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

139 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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 12 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 36.7 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 139-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 139
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 139
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 1

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

IN busiest

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

Home base

MERRILLVILLE, IN

801 E 86TH AVE

Top corridor

IN 11 · MI 1

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

@nisource.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 85210 USDOT 85212 USDOT 103717 USDOT 216830 USDOT 221282 USDOT 355734 USDOT 755509

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

139

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 801 E 86TH AVE, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410
Mailing address: 300 E KERCHER RD, GOSHEN, IN, 46526
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (574) 535-0260
Cell: (574) 596-6573
Fax: (574) 535-0302
Email: cryoder@nisource.com
Web domain: nisource.com

Registration

Officer: Charles R. Yoder
USDOT / docket: 49717
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 13, 2025 · 17,390,407 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 6937585

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

139

Power units

127

Drivers

127

CDL drivers

17,390,407

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 NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY.

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (USDOT 49717) 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 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 139 power units and 127 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY's USDOT number?

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY's USDOT number is 49717.

Is NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY's safety record?

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY's fleet?

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY operates 139 power units and 127 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY based?

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY is based in MERRILLVILLE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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