Carrier profile · USDOT 2923968 · MC-986320 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Top Gear Trucking Inc

6 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMANHATTAN, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-986320 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 551-6263 Email dispatchtopgeartruckinginc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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

9.5 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 21.7 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 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: None
Broker: None

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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’17

Spirit Commercial’17–’18

Knight Specialty’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’23

Progressive Southeastern’23–’24

Concert Specialty’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$750K	6
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

54.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

MANHATTAN, IL

23135 S CEDAR RD

Top corridor

MO ⇄ IL

MO 6 · IN 6 · MI 4

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4464809 USDOT 3637884 USDOT 3921615Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3385666 USDOT 3715666 USDOT 3735119 USDOT 1773967 USDOT 3532128 USDOT 3558718 USDOT 1689421 USDOT 4291067

Shares a company officer with other carriers

khalid m benyyssen — 2 carriers: USDOT 2012565

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23135 S CEDAR RD, MANHATTAN, IL, 60442
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 551-6263
Email: topgeartruckinginc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Khalid M Benyyssen
USDOT / docket: 2923968 · MC-986320
First registered: Aug 29, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 18, 2025 · 170,587 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

170,587

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 TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC.

TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2923968) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. effective Oct 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2923968, and its motor carrier number is MC-986320.

Is TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC operates 6 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC based?

TOP GEAR TRUCKING INC is based in MANHATTAN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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