Carrier profile · USDOT 4124030 · MC-1577870 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Adesa US Auction LLC

DBA ADESA

36 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCARMEL, IN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1577870 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Email dispatchjustin.carpenter@adesa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 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

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 21.3 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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$10,000,000 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

$10M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $10M 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Ace American’23–’24

National Union’24–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $10,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since May 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2024 → May 2026	$1M	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → May 2024	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

CARMEL, IN

12900 N MERIDIAN ST STE 200

Top corridor

NY ⇄ IN

NY 9 · FL 6 · KY 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@adesa.com — 14 carriers: USDOT 391139 USDOT 535912 USDOT 571758 USDOT 588634 USDOT 594892 USDOT 600289 USDOT 601568 USDOT 685111

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin carpenter — 11 carriers: USDOT 391139 USDOT 538179 USDOT 571758 USDOT 588634 USDOT 601568 USDOT 943418 USDOT 2277636 USDOT 2437380

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12900 N MERIDIAN ST STE 200, CARMEL, IN, 46032
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: —
Email: justin.carpenter@adesa.com
Web domain: adesa.com

Registration

Officer: Justin Carpenter
USDOT / docket: 4124030 · MC-1577870
First registered: Aug 29, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2025 · 1,013,397 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,013,397

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 ADESA US AUCTION LLC.

ADESA US AUCTION LLC (USDOT 4124030) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load 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 $10,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ADESA US AUCTION LLC's USDOT number?

ADESA US AUCTION LLC's USDOT number is 4124030, and its motor carrier number is MC-1577870.

Is ADESA US AUCTION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ADESA US AUCTION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADESA US AUCTION LLC's safety record?

ADESA US AUCTION LLC has a 36.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 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 ADESA US AUCTION LLC's fleet?

ADESA US AUCTION LLC operates 36 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ADESA US AUCTION LLC based?

ADESA US AUCTION LLC is based in CARMEL, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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