Carrier profile · USDOT 214777 · MC-151266 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Yowell Transportation Service Inc

34 power unitsavg 8.3 yrRegional · 6 statesDAYTON, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-151266 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 294-5933 Email dispatchjdford@donet.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 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 average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 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 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 27.6 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’93–’99

Carolina’03–’12

Eastern Atlantic’14–’19

Midwest Family’20–’25

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Feb 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2019	$750K	5
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Feb 2012	$750K	14
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Jan 2001	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 1993 → Apr 1999	$750K	1
UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO.	Mar 1990 → May 1990	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

DAYTON, OH

1840 CARDINGTON RD

Top corridor

OH 14 · IN 13 · KY 5

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3010220 USDOT 3013981 USDOT 3526470 USDOT 1432772 USDOT 300799 USDOT 327574 USDOT 947273 USDOT 846510

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@donet.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 676119

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joe ford — 5 carriers: USDOT 1379650 USDOT 1868486 USDOT 2570547 USDOT 3311316

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: 1840 CARDINGTON RD, DAYTON, OH, 45409
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 294-5933
Fax: (937) 294-3142
Email: jdford@donet.com
Web domain: donet.com

Registration

Officers: Joe Ford · Rick Ford
USDOT / docket: 214777 · MC-151266
First registered: Jun 22, 1982
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2025 · 1,775,915 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2013
D-U-N-S: 84748995

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,775,915

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 YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC.

YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 214777) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 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 21, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 214777, and its motor carrier number is MC-151266.

Is YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's safety record?

YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's fleet?

YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC operates 34 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC based?

YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is based in DAYTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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