Carrier profile · USDOT 1897399 · MC-682203 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Daniel E Lawson

DBA DL TRANSPORT

2 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 3 statesMIDDLETOWN, OH94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-682203 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(513) 306-9951 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Nov 12, 2024.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 13, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 2

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

≈2.0 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Preferred’17–’20

Erie’20–’25

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2017 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 13, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 13, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Ohio: 5 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

MIDDLETOWN, OH

7231 MILLIKEN RD

Most inspections: OH

5 inspections

OH 5 · MI 2 · IN 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 13, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4012100 USDOT 4131034 USDOT 3174980

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7231 MILLIKEN RD, MIDDLETOWN, OH, 45044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (513) 306-9951
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Daniel E Lawson
USDOT / docket: 1897399 · MC-682203
First registered: Jun 3, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 118,852 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

118,852

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 13, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

6violation records

1OOS-tagged records

0 of 3inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 2

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (3 of 6 records)

391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DANIEL E LAWSON.

DANIEL E LAWSON (USDOT 1897399) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 22, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DANIEL E LAWSON's USDOT number?

DANIEL E LAWSON's USDOT number is 1897399, and its motor carrier number is MC-682203.

Is DANIEL E LAWSON authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 13, 2026. DANIEL E LAWSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DANIEL E LAWSON's safety record?

DANIEL E LAWSON has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).