Carrier profile · USDOT 283951 · MC-193777 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC

62 power unitsavg 14.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesBARDSTOWN, KY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-193777 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

62Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

81Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

2004–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 348-3503 Email dispatchdispatch@twtky.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 160 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 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-mo10.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 2004–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

97 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 60 vehicle and 97 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 23.1 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

94 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 62-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 62
Inspections · 24 mo: 97
Annualized: ≈49 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’03–’07

Continental’09–’13

Cherokee’16–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2025	$750K	9
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	2
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$750K	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1997 → Oct 2000	$750K	3
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	2
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Jan 1995	$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): 62
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 81

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

29.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

BARDSTOWN, KY

1065 BLOOMFIELD ROAD

Top corridor

KY 25 · IN 18 · OH 14

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.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 851335 USDOT 3092188 USDOT 2559423 USDOT 3236318 USDOT 3327 USDOT 2838469 USDOT 3396641 USDOT 511412

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1065 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BARDSTOWN, KY, 40004
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (502) 348-3503
Fax: (502) 348-7367
Email: dispatch@twtky.net
Web domain: twtky.net

Registration

Officers: David Monin · Dean Monin
USDOT / docket: 283951 · MC-193777
First registered: Dec 17, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2025 · 3,951,445 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 18, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,951,445

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 TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC.

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC (USDOT 283951) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 97 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 60 vehicle-level and 97 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 62 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 18, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 283951, and its motor carrier number is MC-193777.

Is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC's safety record?

TRADE WINDS TRANSIT INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 160 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).