Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1588127 · MC-593902
POSTLE OPERATING LLC
DBA POSTLE ALUMINUM CO
16 power unitsavg 9.8 yrLocal · 2 statesELKHART, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-593902 INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
16Power units
9 observed · MCS-150
9Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
9.8Avg age (yr)
1997–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Established 20 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 4
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average80.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2006Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo80.080.0 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
9.8 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is POSTLE OPERATING LLC safe to work with?
Is POSTLE OPERATING LLC safe to load? POSTLE OPERATING LLC (USDOT 1588127, MC-593902) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in ELKHART, IN, operating 16 power units and 14 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 15 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 80.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (52/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 80.0% (24-mo)10 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 18.2% (24-mo)11 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
85.7% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 16-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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 16
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 9
- Trailers (towed)
- 9
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo1111
IN busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ELKHART, IN
Top corridor
IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800USDOT 327574USDOT 3978515
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@postledistributors.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 268662
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mark smith — 142 carriers: USDOT 98093USDOT 154485USDOT 253047USDOT 277964USDOT 304361USDOT 429777USDOT 458889USDOT 488539
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1616
Observed (24 mo)99
Shared w/ other carriers22
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
- 511 PINE CREEK COURT, ELKHART, IN, 46516
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (574) 389-0800
- Fax
- (574) 389-0700
- Web domain
- postledistributors.com
Registration
- Officers
- Mark Smith · Benjamin Paul
- USDOT / docket
- 1588127 · MC-593902
- First registered
- 12/21/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 06/24/2024 · 600,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is POSTLE OPERATING LLC's USDOT number?
POSTLE OPERATING LLC's USDOT number is 1588127, and its motor carrier number is MC-593902.
Is POSTLE OPERATING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, POSTLE OPERATING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is POSTLE OPERATING LLC's safety record?
POSTLE OPERATING LLC has a 80.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 52/100 (tier: high_risk).
How big is POSTLE OPERATING LLC's fleet?
POSTLE OPERATING LLC operates 16 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is POSTLE OPERATING LLC based?
POSTLE OPERATING LLC is based in ELKHART, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.