Carrier profile · USDOT 1566547 · MC-580639 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC

0 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 42 statesOLATHE, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-580639 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

361 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 825-4776 Email dispatchjlahowetz@teamdriveaway.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 601 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

356 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 231 vehicle and 356 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.3% · 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

344 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 23

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.

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 Driving97 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving61 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance55 · 15 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 21 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 17 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’06–’15

Romulus Risk’19–’22

Obsidian’23–’26

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → May 2026	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
ROMULUS INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Aug 2019 → Mar 2022	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jan 2019	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Nov 2015	$1M	13

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 361
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

26.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

355

TN busiest

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

Home base

OLATHE, KS

401 W FRONTIER LANE STE 100

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KS

TN 49 · NM 41 · CA 33

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: 39 trucks also ran under 36 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3980351 USDOT 4322749 USDOT 337319 USDOT 764739 USDOT 3030437 USDOT 3309782 USDOT 3133125 USDOT 1809619Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 150 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3348 USDOT 154237 USDOT 3323595 USDOT 3352094 USDOT 4005510 USDOT 1981101 USDOT 3560529 USDOT 3980351

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@teamdriveaway.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 520980

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

361

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 401 W FRONTIER LANE STE 100, OLATHE, KS, 66061
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (913) 825-4776
Email: jlahowetz@teamdriveaway.com
Web domain: teamdriveaway.com

Registration

Officers: Dan Strong · Matt Thornton
USDOT / docket: 1566547 · MC-580639
First registered: Oct 17, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 3, 2026 · 10,108,803 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 18, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 1.15
D-U-N-S: 793196317

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

400

Drivers

448

CDL drivers

10,108,803

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 TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC.

TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC (USDOT 1566547) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 356 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 231 vehicle-level and 356 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 400 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 18, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC's USDOT number?

TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC's USDOT number is 1566547, and its motor carrier number is MC-580639.

Is TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC's safety record?

TEAM DRIVE-AWAY INC has a 12.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 601 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).