Carrier profile · USDOT 2529123 · MC-878905 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Forward Link LLC

8 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 7 statesDECATUR, GA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-878905 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(404) 502-2443 Email dispatchforwardlink@live.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 average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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-mo28.6%

▲ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.3 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 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: 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 ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Security National’15–’17

Spirit Commercial’17–’19

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	5
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	7
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

DECATUR, GA

4740 MEMORIAL DR SUITE E

Top corridor

NC ⇄ GA

NC 5 · KY 3 · GA 2

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: 7 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2302632 USDOT 3164244 USDOT 3387091 USDOT 4248269 USDOT 3503232 USDOT 3927167 USDOT 2399080 USDOT 4313494Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 273818 USDOT 2514289 USDOT 3067898 USDOT 3538846 USDOT 241411 USDOT 2399080 USDOT 4313494 USDOT 3164244

Shares a company officer with other carriers

abdikadir ali — 6 carriers: USDOT 1259324 USDOT 3219299 USDOT 3455648 USDOT 3476172 USDOT 4111966

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: 4740 MEMORIAL DR SUITE E, DECATUR, GA, 30032
Mailing address: PO BOX 234, PINE LAKE, GA, 30072
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (404) 502-2443
Email: forwardlink@live.com

Registration

Officer: Abdikadir Ali
USDOT / docket: 2529123 · MC-878905
First registered: Jul 31, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 260 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

260

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 FORWARD LINK LLC.

FORWARD LINK LLC (USDOT 2529123) 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 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 7 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 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is FORWARD LINK LLC's USDOT number?

FORWARD LINK LLC's USDOT number is 2529123, and its motor carrier number is MC-878905.

Is FORWARD LINK LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FORWARD LINK LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FORWARD LINK LLC's safety record?

FORWARD LINK LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 FORWARD LINK LLC's fleet?

FORWARD LINK LLC operates 8 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FORWARD LINK LLC based?

FORWARD LINK LLC is based in DECATUR, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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