Carrier profile · USDOT 2983752 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC

DBA 160 DRIVING ACADEMY & GREAT LAKES TESTING

585 power unitsavg 12.7 yrNational · 20 statesCHICAGO, IL81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

585Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 610-3044 Email dispatchhgonzalez@160DRIVINGACADEMY.COM

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

Established 9 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

585 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 62 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.9 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 12

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 585-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: 585
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance36 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 22 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 25 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 585
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 44

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

10.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

CHICAGO, IL

2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 2100

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 27 · CA 19 · NC 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 824512 USDOT 4289502 USDOT 3127324 USDOT 439352

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@160drivingacademy.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3345006 USDOT 3356822

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

585

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 2100, CHICAGO, IL, 60606
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 610-3044
Email: hgonzalez@160drivingacademy.com
Web domain: 160drivingacademy.com

Registration

Officers: Helkin Gonzalez · Steven Gold
USDOT / docket: 2983752
First registered: Mar 9, 2017
Last MCS-150: Dec 11, 2025 · 672,114 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 100.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

585

Power units

331

Drivers

331

CDL drivers

672,114

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 ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC.

ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC (USDOT 2983752) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 25.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 62 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 585 power units and 331 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC's USDOT number?

ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC's USDOT number is 2983752.

Is ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC's safety record?

ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC has a 25.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 198 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).