Carrier profile · USDOT 583948 · MC-851470 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Matthews & Sons Contractors LLC

17 power unitsavg 16.8 yrLocal · 2 statesFAIRFIELD, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-851470 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 897-2432 Email dispatchdirt@wabash.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 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$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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great Midwest’13–’19

Imperium’19–’24

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → May 2024	$750K	7
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2019	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

FAIRFIELD, IL

1088 US HWY 45

Top corridor

IL 4 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wabash.net — 80 carriers: USDOT 219167 USDOT 288034 USDOT 495013 USDOT 515920 USDOT 546845 USDOT 547138 USDOT 574934 USDOT 637204

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 1088 US HWY 45, FAIRFIELD, IL, 62837
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 897-2432
Fax: (618) 897-2342
Email: dirt@wabash.net
Web domain: wabash.net

Registration

Officers: Roberta L Matthews · Amy L Matthews
USDOT / docket: 583948 · MC-851470
First registered: Dec 14, 1994
Last MCS-150: Nov 5, 2025 · 246,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 86919735

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

246,000

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 MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC.

MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC (USDOT 583948) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 5, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC's USDOT number?

MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC's USDOT number is 583948, and its motor carrier number is MC-851470.

Is MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC's safety record?

MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC's fleet?

MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC operates 17 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC based?

MATTHEWS & SONS CONTRACTORS LLC is based in FAIRFIELD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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