Carrier profile · USDOT 1798301 · MC-654217 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Red Wheels Inc

11 power unitsavg 8.6 yrMulti-region · 12 statesNAPERVILLE, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-654217 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2012–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(331) 472-4161 Email dispatchredwheels2014@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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2012–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 2.2 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National American’08–’10

Ooida Risk’12–’14

Sentry Select’15–’17

Lancer’17–’19

Berkley’20–’24

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2019	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Oct 2012 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

NAPERVILLE, IL

4440 WHITE ASH LANE

Top corridor

GA ⇄ IL

GA 6 · CO 4 · IL 3

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 (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2941541 USDOT 3685408 USDOT 3995803

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: 4440 WHITE ASH LANE, NAPERVILLE, IL, 60564
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (331) 472-4161
Fax: (331) 472-4059
Email: redwheels2014@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Oana Cotor
USDOT / docket: 1798301 · MC-654217
First registered: Aug 4, 2008
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 829,986 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

829,986

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 RED WHEELS INC.

RED WHEELS INC (USDOT 1798301) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RED WHEELS INC's USDOT number?

RED WHEELS INC's USDOT number is 1798301, and its motor carrier number is MC-654217.

Is RED WHEELS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RED WHEELS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RED WHEELS INC's safety record?

RED WHEELS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is RED WHEELS INC's fleet?

RED WHEELS INC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RED WHEELS INC based?

RED WHEELS INC is based in NAPERVILLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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