Carrier profile · USDOT 251223 · MC-174052 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Mcilwain Charters Inc

DBA MCILWAIN CHARTERS & TOURS-LODESTAR TOURS-LODESTAR BUS LINES

0 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesJOHNSTOWN, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-174052 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 288-2287 Email dispatchTIM@MCILWAINCHARTERS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 90 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.2%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 — 46 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 3.7 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 9

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’95–’98

Tig’00–’03

National Interstate’03–’08

Harleysville’10–’13

Harleysville Worcester’15–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. · since Jul 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$5M	1
HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Oct 2023	$5M	10
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jul 2013 → Jul 2015	$5M	2
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2008	$5M	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2003	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jul 1999 → Aug 2000	$5M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2000	$5M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Jul 1999	$5M	3
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jul 1995 → Jul 1998	$5M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

45.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

JOHNSTOWN, PA

1551 FERNDALE AVE

Top corridor

PA 41 · OH 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 1247930Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1247930 USDOT 120909 USDOT 817987 USDOT 3845237

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: 1551 FERNDALE AVE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15905-3403
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (814) 288-2287
Fax: (814) 288-2618
Email: tim@mcilwaincharters.com
Web domain: mcilwaincharters.com

Registration

Officers: Timothy D. Mcilwain · Douglas R. Mcilwain
USDOT / docket: 251223 · MC-174052
First registered: Oct 9, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2026 · 247,143 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 13, 2026
D-U-N-S: 156558017

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

247,143

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 MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC.

MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC (USDOT 251223) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. effective Jul 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 13, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC's USDOT number?

MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC's USDOT number is 251223, and its motor carrier number is MC-174052.

Is MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC's safety record?

MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC has a 2.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 90 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).