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MC 246602 · AAuthority: Active

ELKHART, IN 46516 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

9
Power units
larger than 94% of active US carriers
9
Drivers
29.4
Years active
845,609
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate81th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate88th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate82th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

19
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

5
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 26.3% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2025-06-30LAGRANGE, IN00Yes81
2025-06-05ROCKWALL, TX00Yes11
2021-11-18BENTON, AR00Yes11
2021-04-23BELTON, TX03Yes11
2019-12-29KOKOMO, IN00Yes82
2017-10-12LEBANON, TN13Yes11
2017-01-16Emmett Twp, MI00Yes36
2016-10-19GA01Yes11
2016-01-13UNINCORPORATED, FL02Yes11
2013-12-28Gunplain Twp, MI00Yes11
2013-08-20NY01Yes11
2013-03-26WEST POINT, MS01Yes11
2012-12-28FORT WAYNE, IN01Yes44
2012-08-03TX01Yes11
2012-02-09LA00Yes11
2009-02-02BEND, OR00Yes11
2008-08-19Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ03Yes11
2008-07-15Madison, OH00Yes11
2007-01-04ETNA, OH00Yes11
2006-07-13TX02Yes11
2006-07-13THORNTON, IL00Yes11
2006-06-24NY00Yes11
2004-05-11HAMMOND, IN05Yes11
2004-04-12FORT WAYNE, IN04Yes22
1997-08-03HOPE, AR01Yes11

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
246602
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
Northland Insurance Company
Coverage amount
$1,000,000
Effective date
January 6, 2026
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

General FreightMotor Vehicles

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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