Carrier profile · USDOT 635676 · MC-299953 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Circle Transportation Inc

75 power unitsavg 9.9 yrMulti-region · 15 statesFORT WAYNE, IN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-299953 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 208-4500 Email dispatchsafety@circledelivers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

76 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.5%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 — 40 vehicle and 76 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · 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 22.9 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

75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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 75-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 76
Annualized: ≈38 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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$1,000,000 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

$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 ’24 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American States’96–’11

Great West’11–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2011 → Jan 2024	$1M	3
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → May 2011	$1M	1
CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 1995 → Nov 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

32.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

FORT WAYNE, IN

1950 W COOK ROAD SUITE 102

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IN

MI 21 · OH 14 · IN 9

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: 11 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4227881 USDOT 1136172 USDOT 103580 USDOT 853967 USDOT 2398251 USDOT 134406 USDOT 3689912 USDOT 3507328Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (51 trucks · 61 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1632615 USDOT 2063873 USDOT 2728054 USDOT 3605263 USDOT 3608021 USDOT 4179804 USDOT 4313467 USDOT 134406

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@circledelivers.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2478965

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric fortmeyer — 2 carriers: USDOT 2478965

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: 1950 W COOK ROAD SUITE 102, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46818
Mailing address: BOX 8067, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46898
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (260) 208-4500
Fax: (260) 267-9911
Email: safety@circledelivers.com
Web domain: circledelivers.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Fortmeyer · Chad M. Buchanan
USDOT / docket: 635676 · MC-299953
First registered: Apr 1, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2025 · 4,779,134 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,779,134

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 CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC.

CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 635676) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 26, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 76 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 76 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 635676, and its motor carrier number is MC-299953.

Is CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 32.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 125 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 75 power units and 75 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC based?

CIRCLE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FORT WAYNE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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