Carrier profile · USDOT 258149 · MC-57992 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO

69 power unitsavg 3.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesWILMINGTON, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-57992 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

69Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

55Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 382-3847 Email dispatchjsewell@go-sewell.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 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

69 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 7.7 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 69-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 69
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United States’92–’97

Cincinnati’98–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2020	$750K	8
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1992 → Jul 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 69
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 55

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

15.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

WILMINGTON, OH

370 DAVIDS DRIVE

Top corridor

OH 31 · IN 10 · MI 8

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 2588301Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 187774 USDOT 440672 USDOT 601551 USDOT 3243700 USDOT 3831860 USDOT 252402 USDOT 1758605 USDOT 3695667

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 370 DAVIDS DRIVE, WILMINGTON, OH, 45177
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 382-3847
Fax: (937) 382-7602
Email: jsewell@go-sewell.com
Web domain: go-sewell.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Meers · Jay D. Sewell
USDOT / docket: 258149 · MC-57992
First registered: Apr 23, 1985
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2024 · 7,173,736 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 28, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,173,736

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 SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO.

SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO (USDOT 258149) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 69 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 28, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO's USDOT number?

SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO's USDOT number is 258149, and its motor carrier number is MC-57992.

Is SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO's safety record?

SEWELL MOTOR EXPRESS CO has a 24.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 112 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).