Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 682830) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 3, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 16, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 682830, and its motor carrier number is MC-318369.
As of Jun 13, 2026, NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 6 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
NOVELTY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in GREENFIELD, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.
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27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Mar 2021 → Jan 2024 | $1M | 2 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2019 → Mar 2021 | $1M | 1 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2017 → Sep 2019 | $1M | 2 |
| BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jun 2015 → Aug 2017 | $1M | 2 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Mar 2007 → Jun 2015 | $1M | 1 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1997 → Jun 2015 | $1M | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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