Carrier profile · USDOT 3381311 · MC-1085308 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

WHEEL KING INC

98 power unitsavg 4.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesTOLEDO, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1085308 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

96 observed · MCS-150

205Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(416) 625-1354 Email dispatchinfo@wheelking.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

251 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 143 vehicle and 251 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.1% · 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 23.5 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

246 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 17

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 251
Annualized: ≈126 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving95 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance43 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 31 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance25 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Continental’20–’21

United Specialty’21–’22

Highlander Specialty’22–’23

Transverse Specialty’23–’24

Ms Transverse’24–’25

Third Coast’25–now

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jan 2024	$750K	3
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 96
Trailers (towed): 205

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.3%

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

251

TX busiest

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

Home base

TOLEDO, OH

451 W SYLVANIA AVE

Top corridor

TX ⇄ OH

TX 84 · IN 49 · AR 29

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: 17 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 1856796 USDOT 3031871 USDOT 2500690 USDOT 1159500 USDOT 4379903 USDOT 943021 USDOT 2254869Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2558937 USDOT 3665903 USDOT 4156986 USDOT 1856796 USDOT 3031871 USDOT 2254869 USDOT 2318362 USDOT 1159500

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gurjinder s. brar — 2 carriers: USDOT 2254869

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 451 W SYLVANIA AVE, TOLEDO, OH, 43612
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (416) 625-1354
Email: info@wheelking.us
Web domain: wheelking.us

Registration

Officer: Gurjinder S. Brar
USDOT / docket: 3381311 · MC-1085308
First registered: Jan 13, 2020
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 7,305,904 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

190

Drivers

190

CDL drivers

7,305,904

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 WHEEL KING INC.

WHEEL KING INC (USDOT 3381311) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 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 THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 251 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 143 vehicle-level and 251 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 190 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is WHEEL KING INC's USDOT number?

WHEEL KING INC's USDOT number is 3381311, and its motor carrier number is MC-1085308.

Is WHEEL KING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WHEEL KING INC's safety record?

WHEEL KING INC has a 30.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 320 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).