Carrier profile · USDOT 565162 · MC-275890 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Powersource Transportation Inc

104 power unitsavg 9.7 yrNational · 45 statesPORTAGE, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-275890 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

104Power units

145 observed · MCS-150

144Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 972-8789 Email dispatchlisa@powersourcetrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 575 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

104 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

320 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 190 vehicle and 320 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.0% · 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 5.7 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

305 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 21

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 104-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 104
Inspections · 24 mo: 320
Annualized: ≈160 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving88 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance43 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance27 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 22 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Discover Property’03–’06

Discover Property’07–’14

Travelers Connecticut’14–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Jun 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2014 → Jun 2022	$1M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2014	$1M	7
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2006	$1M	3
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → Mar 2001	$1M	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 1995 → May 1998	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Aug 1995	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → Jun 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 104
Observed power (24 mo): 145
Trailers (towed): 144

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 45 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

316

TX busiest

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

Home base

PORTAGE, IN

6480 AMERIPLEX DRIVE

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IN

TX 36 · NM 21 · NC 20

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: 23 trucks also ran under 21 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4489358 USDOT 4546445 USDOT 4254718 USDOT 4296513 USDOT 311400 USDOT 73705 USDOT 287123 USDOT 31782Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 125 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1990790 USDOT 3350213 USDOT 3665957 USDOT 3167816 USDOT 3523430 USDOT 4531801 USDOT 1585279

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@powersourcetrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 676342

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

104

Observed (24 mo)

145

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6480 AMERIPLEX DRIVE, PORTAGE, IN, 46368
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 972-8789
Fax: (219) 972-8539
Email: lisa@powersourcetrans.com
Web domain: powersourcetrans.com

Registration

Officers: Barbara Bakos · Laura Rock
USDOT / docket: 565162 · MC-275890
First registered: Jun 3, 1994
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2026 · 10,125,897 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

104

Power units

104

Drivers

104

CDL drivers

10,125,897

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 POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC.

POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 565162) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Jun 10, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 320 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 190 vehicle-level and 320 driver-level — across 45 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 104 power units and 104 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 23, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 565162, and its motor carrier number is MC-275890.

Is POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 16.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 575 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).