Carrier profile · USDOT 1361302 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Molon Excavating Inc

21 power unitsavg 11.5 yrLocal · 1 statesTRAVERSE CITY, MI80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(231) 943-3929 Email dispatchfinance@molonexcavating.net

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

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Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 21-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

23.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

TRAVERSE CITY, MI

125 BUCKSHOT

Top corridor

MI 12

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1725891 USDOT 2882421

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@molonexcavating.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 4291372

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott porter — 11 carriers: USDOT 139494 USDOT 316538 USDOT 697403 USDOT 1288991 USDOT 1682402 USDOT 1721294 USDOT 2338515 USDOT 2373862

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 125 BUCKSHOT, TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 49686
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (231) 943-3929
Fax: (231) 943-3954
Email: finance@molonexcavating.net
Web domain: molonexcavating.net

Registration

Officers: Scott Porter · Brian Dreves
USDOT / docket: 1361302
First registered: Apr 15, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2022 · 600 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.83
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

120

Drivers

—CDL drivers

600

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 MOLON EXCAVATING INC.

MOLON EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 1361302) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 120 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2022.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOLON EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number?

MOLON EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number is 1361302.

Is MOLON EXCAVATING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MOLON EXCAVATING INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is MOLON EXCAVATING INC's safety record?

MOLON EXCAVATING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is MOLON EXCAVATING INC's fleet?

MOLON EXCAVATING INC operates 21 power units and 120 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MOLON EXCAVATING INC based?

MOLON EXCAVATING INC is based in TRAVERSE CITY, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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