Carrier profile · USDOT 1788508 · MC-651505 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Updike Distribution Logistics LLC

114 power unitsavg 4.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesPHOENIX, AZ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-651505 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

114Power units

98 observed · MCS-150

199Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(602) 682-1800 Email dispatchsafety@updikedl.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

114 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

266 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 188 vehicle and 265 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.0% · 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

259 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 21

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 114-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 114
Inspections · 24 mo: 266
Annualized: ≈133 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving115 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 38 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance39 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance32 · 16 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance29 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 8 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers Property’11–’18

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2011 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 114
Observed power (24 mo): 98
Trailers (towed): 199

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

34.7%

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

266

CA busiest

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

Home base

PHOENIX, AZ

435 SOUTH 59TH AVE SUITE 100

Top corridor

CA ⇄ AZ

CA 142 · AZ 48 · UT 35

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: 9 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 722966 USDOT 2639153 USDOT 3643032 USDOT 2961572 USDOT 2559197 USDOT 3279579 USDOT 941034Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (77 trucks · 77 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3259843 USDOT 3518735 USDOT 4500200 USDOT 3933875 USDOT 4121796 USDOT 3771325 USDOT 4248269 USDOT 3975943

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

114

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: 435 SOUTH 59TH AVE SUITE 100, PHOENIX, AZ, 85043
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (602) 682-1800
Email: safety@updikedl.com
Web domain: updikedl.com

Registration

Officer: Steve Updike
USDOT / docket: 1788508 · MC-651505
First registered: Jul 2, 2008
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2025 · 9,560,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 22145173

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

114

Power units

108

Drivers

108

CDL drivers

9,560,000

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 UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC.

UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1788508) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 19, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 266 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 188 vehicle-level and 265 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 114 power units and 108 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 1788508, and its motor carrier number is MC-651505.

Is UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC has a 22.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 446 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC operates 114 power units and 108 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC based?

UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC is based in PHOENIX, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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