Carrier profile · USDOT 3524405 · MC-1171013 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

MGN Transportation Inc

10 power unitsavg 6.7 yrNational · 19 statesMICHIGAN CITY, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1171013 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 255-2646 Email dispatchsafety@mgntrans.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.8% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

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

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2012–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 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 8.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 27.0 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving12 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.93 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 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)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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Southeastern’20–’21

Northland’21–’23

Progressive Southeastern’23–’23

Sentry Select’23–’25

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
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

6.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

MICHIGAN CITY, IN

809 IN-212 UNIT A

Top corridor

AR ⇄ IN

AR 6 · KY 4 · IL 4

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 (8 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 122486 USDOT 1080997 USDOT 205228 USDOT 3579649 USDOT 2595863 USDOT 2562511 USDOT 4511657 USDOT 3706

Shares a company officer with other carriers

victor nuta — 3 carriers: USDOT 3238728 USDOT 4029506

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: 809 IN-212 UNIT A, MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 46360
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 255-2646
Fax: (219) 268-5615
Email: safety@mgntrans.com
Web domain: mgntrans.com

Registration

Officer: Victor Nuta
USDOT / docket: 3524405 · MC-1171013
First registered: Nov 19, 2020
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2026 · 910,831 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 41905110

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

910,831

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 MGN TRANSPORTATION INC.

MGN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3524405) 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 SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 7, 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 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 19 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 10 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is MGN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

MGN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3524405, and its motor carrier number is MC-1171013.

Is MGN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is MGN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

MGN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 MGN TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

MGN TRANSPORTATION INC operates 10 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MGN TRANSPORTATION INC based?

MGN TRANSPORTATION INC is based in MICHIGAN CITY, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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