Carrier profile · USDOT 1648850 · MC-702559 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Menke LLC

70 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 32 statesLEAVENWORTH, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-702559 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

119Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 739-2129 Email dispatchcmenke@menketrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.2% vs the 22.26% 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

177 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 91 vehicle and 177 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · 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 5.1 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

172 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 12

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 70-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 177
Annualized: ≈89 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving53 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 22 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 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

National’10–’12

United States’13–’16

Protective’16–’19

Sentry Select’20–’23

2010201420182022now

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 Jul 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2012	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 119

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

177

KY busiest

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

Home base

LEAVENWORTH, IN

6161 E TOWER RD

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IN

KY 34 · TN 22 · IN 17

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3284119 USDOT 3527308 USDOT 3656056 USDOT 2276904Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3839346 USDOT 3995313 USDOT 3527308 USDOT 3656056 USDOT 4363929 USDOT 2276904 USDOT 4424190 USDOT 4028188

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: 6161 E TOWER RD, LEAVENWORTH, IN, 47137-8336
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (812) 739-2129
Fax: (812) 739-2383
Email: cmenke@menketrucking.com
Web domain: menketrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Craig Menke · Brinney Menke
USDOT / docket: 1648850 · MC-702559
First registered: May 25, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jun 3, 2026 · 7,566,623 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

7,566,623

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 MENKE LLC.

MENKE LLC (USDOT 1648850) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 177 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 91 vehicle-level and 177 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 8 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 70 power units and 74 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MENKE LLC's USDOT number?

MENKE LLC's USDOT number is 1648850, and its motor carrier number is MC-702559.

Is MENKE LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MENKE LLC's safety record?

MENKE LLC has a 24.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 256 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MENKE LLC's fleet?

MENKE LLC operates 70 power units and 74 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MENKE LLC based?

MENKE LLC is based in LEAVENWORTH, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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