Carrier profile · USDOT 898111 · MC-1579018 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Legal Courier Inc

DBA TRANSLOGISTIX

19 power unitsavg 6.4 yrRegional · 4 statesSAVAGE, MD70/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-1579018 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 495-0000 Email dispatchhlowe@translogistix.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 84 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.2%

▼ 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

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 1.5 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive’10–’17

Vanliner’18–’21

Progressive’21–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Mar 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD	Jun 2021 → May 2021	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jun 2021 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2021	$750K	4
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jan 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

51.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

SAVAGE, MD

8750 LARKIN ROAD STE 102

Top corridor

MD 39 · PA 11 · VA 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 19811Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 214998 USDOT 4115494 USDOT 4434638 USDOT 1133944 USDOT 3877162 USDOT 4382638 USDOT 80806 USDOT 19811

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@translogistix.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 4126078 USDOT 4159130

Shares a company officer with other carriers

herschel lowe — 3 carriers: USDOT 2953320 USDOT 4159130

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: 8750 LARKIN ROAD STE 102, SAVAGE, MD, 20763
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 495-0000
Email: hlowe@translogistix.com
Web domain: translogistix.com

Registration

Officer: Herschel Lowe
USDOT / docket: 898111 · MC-1579018
First registered: Aug 9, 2000
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2025 · 719,263 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 606450336

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

719,263

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 LEGAL COURIER INC.

LEGAL COURIER INC (USDOT 898111) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Mar 31, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LEGAL COURIER INC's USDOT number?

LEGAL COURIER INC's USDOT number is 898111, and its motor carrier number is MC-1579018.

Is LEGAL COURIER INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, LEGAL COURIER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LEGAL COURIER INC's safety record?

LEGAL COURIER INC has a 12.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 84 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is LEGAL COURIER INC's fleet?

LEGAL COURIER INC operates 19 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LEGAL COURIER INC based?

LEGAL COURIER INC is based in SAVAGE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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