Carrier profile · USDOT 1441146 · MC-544620 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC

6 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 7 statesKALIDA, OH76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-544620 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 532-2520 Email dispatchPUTNAMTRANSPORT@BRIGHT.NET

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

Established 21 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 20 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Westport’06–’08

Harco National’08–’10

Great West’13–’19

Canal’20–’26

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2010	$750K	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2006 → Jan 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

10.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

KALIDA, OH

121 WEST MAINT STREET

Top corridor

OH 4 · IL 3 · CO 2

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 103580Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 103580 USDOT 4180831 USDOT 305173

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bright.net — 343 carriers: USDOT 71657 USDOT 98314 USDOT 157717 USDOT 164066 USDOT 234604 USDOT 261990 USDOT 278009 USDOT 295071

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 121 WEST MAINT STREET, KALIDA, OH, 45853
Mailing address: P O BOX 266, KALIDA, OH, 45853
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 532-2520
Email: putnamtransport@bright.net
Web domain: bright.net

Registration

Officer: Kathleen Edwards
USDOT / docket: 1441146 · MC-544620
First registered: Dec 7, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 26,954 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 22, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

26,954

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 PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC.

PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1441146) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I 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 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 22, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1441146, and its motor carrier number is MC-544620.

Is PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

PUTNAM TRANSPORT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).