Carrier profile · USDOT 2409347 · MC-829072 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Ohio Transit Company Inc

DBA OTC

79 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 23 statesCOLUMBUS, OH80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-829072 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(888) 308-8997 Email dispatchali@ohiotransitcompany.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 average38.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

113 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 113 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 79-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 113
Annualized: ≈57 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 17 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 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)Not 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’14–’16

Sentry Select’17–’21

Spinnaker’23–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jan 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

111

OH busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

50 KINGSTON AVE

Top corridor

OH 27 · KY 13 · PA 12

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: 3 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 76376 USDOT 2399080 USDOT 2844787 USDOT 2365671 USDOT 2626881 USDOT 4239976 USDOT 2820681Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (45 trucks · 41 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3244147 USDOT 3517744 USDOT 3870175 USDOT 424023 USDOT 3472971 USDOT 3138759 USDOT 4081132 USDOT 2104921

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: 50 KINGSTON AVE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (888) 308-8997
Email: ali@ohiotransitcompany.com
Web domain: ohiotransitcompany.com

Registration

Officer: Mohamed Ali
USDOT / docket: 2409347 · MC-829072
First registered: May 28, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 6,800,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,800,000

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 OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC.

OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC (USDOT 2409347) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 113 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 113 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 81 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 2409347, and its motor carrier number is MC-829072.

Is OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC's safety record?

OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC has a 38.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 156 roadside inspections, with 5 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 OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC's fleet?

OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC operates 79 power units and 81 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC based?

OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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