Carrier profile · USDOT 791861 · MC-353465 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Matrix Transport Inc

11 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 31 statesGARY, IN75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-353465 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2010–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 473-2300 Email dispatchwalter@matrix-transport.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.6% vs the 6.7% national average.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.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2010–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 10.1 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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’08–’10

Ngm’12–’14

Great West’20–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2020 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	4
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	May 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	May 2014 → May 2015	$750K	1
NGM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2014	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → May 2012	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2006	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

73.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

3635 W RIDGE ROAD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IN

TN 9 · NM 7 · MO 4

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 80806 USDOT 4345644 USDOT 4460026 USDOT 3726335 USDOT 4440336 USDOT 3674640Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2912492 USDOT 3296172 USDOT 3442888 USDOT 3726335 USDOT 2958814 USDOT 3674640 USDOT 3680071 USDOT 3962772

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3635 W RIDGE ROAD, GARY, IN, 46408
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 473-2300
Email: walter@matrix-transport.com
Web domain: matrix-transport.com

Registration

Officer: Bob Bozovic
USDOT / docket: 791861 · MC-353465
First registered: Jan 27, 1999
Last MCS-150: Dec 5, 2025 · 1,210,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 29, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,210,000

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 MATRIX TRANSPORT INC.

MATRIX TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 791861) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 5, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 29, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MATRIX TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MATRIX TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 791861, and its motor carrier number is MC-353465.

Is MATRIX TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, MATRIX TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MATRIX TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MATRIX TRANSPORT INC has a 24.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is MATRIX TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

MATRIX TRANSPORT INC operates 11 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MATRIX TRANSPORT INC based?

MATRIX TRANSPORT INC is based in GARY, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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