Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 154854 · MC-147487
SPIKES COMMODITIES INC
18 power unitsHUGOTON, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147487 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
18Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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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.
Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 18 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC safe to work with?
Is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC safe to load? SPIKES COMMODITIES INC (USDOT 154854, MC-147487) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in HUGOTON, KS, operating 18 power units and 20 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Nationwide Agribusiness · 91–99
Old Republic · 99–01
Oklahoma · 01–03
19912005
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2004 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2003 → Feb 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY | Jul 2001 → Feb 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1999 → Jul 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Jul 1991 → Jul 1999 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 18
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HUGOTON, KS
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pld.com — 149 carriers: USDOT 72839USDOT 127877USDOT 159492USDOT 179884USDOT 226140USDOT 246393USDOT 255661USDOT 262320
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- EAST HWY 51, HUGOTON, KS, 67951
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 759, HUGOTON, KS, 67951-0759
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (620) 544-8522
- Cell
- (620) 544-9230
- Fax
- (620) 544-4364
- kaspikes@pld.com
- Web domain
- pld.com
Registration
- Officers
- Scott G. Spikes · Kirk A. Spikes
- USDOT / docket
- 154854 · MC-147487
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2007 · 1,464,738 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 97703227
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC's USDOT number?
SPIKES COMMODITIES INC's USDOT number is 154854, and its motor carrier number is MC-147487.
Is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SPIKES COMMODITIES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC's fleet?
SPIKES COMMODITIES INC operates 18 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SPIKES COMMODITIES INC based?
SPIKES COMMODITIES INC is based in HUGOTON, KS.