Carrier profile · USDOT 809975 · MC-360286 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Dexter Trucking Group Inc

DBA DEXTER AXLE TRUCKING COMPANY

160 power unitsavg 7.2 yrNational · 40 statesELKHART, IN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-360286 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

160Power units

105 observed · MCS-150

88Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 295-7444

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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 · 1

Multiple injury crashes13 crashes involving injuries are on 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 370 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

160 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

243 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 140 vehicle and 243 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.6% · 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 3.2 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

237 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 15

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 160-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 160
Inspections · 24 mo: 243
Annualized: ≈122 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving73 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’23 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hartford Fire’22–now

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → May 2023	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2021 → Dec 2022	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 1999 → Jun 1999	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 160
Observed power (24 mo): 105
Trailers (towed): 88

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

52.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 40 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

243

CA busiest

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

Home base

ELKHART, IN

2900 INDUSTRIAL PKWY

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IN

CA 64 · TX 21 · TN 13

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 620402 USDOT 3730116 USDOT 2046869 USDOT 3082506 USDOT 3735261 USDOT 2076505Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 41 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 121058 USDOT 1300813 USDOT 2028041 USDOT 2058973 USDOT 2165663 USDOT 2820314 USDOT 251898

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

160

Observed (24 mo)

105

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2900 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, ELKHART, IN, 46516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 295-7444
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Adam Dexter · Jeremiah Jacobson
USDOT / docket: 809975 · MC-360286
First registered: May 11, 1999
Last MCS-150: May 28, 2025 · 6,167,980 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

160

Power units

143

Drivers

123

CDL drivers

6,167,980

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 DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC.

DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC (USDOT 809975) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 16, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 243 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 140 vehicle-level and 243 driver-level — across 40 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 160 power units and 143 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC's USDOT number?

DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC's USDOT number is 809975, and its motor carrier number is MC-360286.

Is DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC's safety record?

DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC has a 12.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 370 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC's fleet?

DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC operates 160 power units and 143 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC based?

DEXTER TRUCKING GROUP INC is based in ELKHART, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 40 states.

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