Carrier profile · USDOT 1609421 · MC-717590 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Choice Truck Lines Co

8 power unitsavg 9.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCOLUMBUS, OH68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-717590 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(740) 979-6001 Email dispatchchoicenf@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 5.6 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’17–’21

Great West’22–’24

2010201420182022now

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

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.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

93.8%

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

IN busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

3469 DERBYSHIRE DR

Top corridor

IN ⇄ OH

IN 3 · KY 2 · OH 2

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 (18 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3177017 USDOT 3717017 USDOT 3735656 USDOT 3707418 USDOT 2400728 USDOT 3508415 USDOT 3990267 USDOT 245330

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3469 DERBYSHIRE DR, COLUMBUS, OH, 43224
Mailing address: PO BOX 248810, COLUMBUS, OH, 43224
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 979-6001
Fax: (614) 725-0763
Email: choicenf@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Nur Farah
USDOT / docket: 1609421 · MC-717590
First registered: Feb 21, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jun 24, 2025 · 523,456 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

523,456

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 CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO.

CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO (USDOT 1609421) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO's USDOT number?

CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO's USDOT number is 1609421, and its motor carrier number is MC-717590.

Is CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO's safety record?

CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO's fleet?

CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO based?

CHOICE TRUCK LINES CO is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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