Carrier profile · USDOT 162597 · MC-145517 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Manito Transit LLC

83 power unitsavg 6.6 yrRegional · 6 statesMORTON, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145517 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

83Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(309) 820-2000 Email dispatchtlobdell@manitotransit.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 137 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

83 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 3.6 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

82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 11

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

Registered power units: 83
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Federated’86–’04

Federated’05–’09

Nationwide Agribusiness’13–’24

Rsui’13–’25

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since Sep 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2025	$1M	13
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Sep 2024	$1M	3
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2010 → Jan 2013	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2010	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2009	$1M	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2004 → Jan 2006	$1M	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1986 → Dec 2004	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 83
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

33.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

MORTON, IL

240 WEST ASHLAND STREET

Top corridor

IL 51 · WI 26 · MI 5

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1070035 USDOT 3045814Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1020979 USDOT 1101976 USDOT 469756 USDOT 1070035 USDOT 1649227 USDOT 2358470 USDOT 1312180 USDOT 76058

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rod wells — 2 carriers: USDOT 547991

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 240 WEST ASHLAND STREET, MORTON, IL, 61550
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (309) 820-2000
Email: tlobdell@manitotransit.com
Web domain: manitotransit.com

Registration

Officer: Rod Wells
USDOT / docket: 162597 · MC-145517
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 25, 2025 · 4,640,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 28, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,640,000

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 MANITO TRANSIT LLC.

MANITO TRANSIT LLC (USDOT 162597) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 83 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 28, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MANITO TRANSIT LLC's USDOT number?

MANITO TRANSIT LLC's USDOT number is 162597, and its motor carrier number is MC-145517.

Is MANITO TRANSIT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MANITO TRANSIT LLC's safety record?

MANITO TRANSIT LLC has a 7.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 137 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).