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Company CheckVAN METER TRUCKING LLC · DOT 1978929

1246 W STATE ROAD 16, MONON, IN, 47959

DOT# 1978929 MC# 699623 Monon, Indiana 16 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Feb 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Feb 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 8, 2025
Crash reported, 1 fatality.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(219) 819-3658

Fax(219) 253-2857

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1246 W STATE ROAD 16, MONON, IN, 47959

Mailing Address1246 W STATE ROAD 16, MONON, IN, 47959

Other Companies at This Address

Address1246 W STATE ROAD 16, MONON, IN 47959

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MONON LOGISITICS LLC	3589718	(874) 870-2839	Active
VAN METER TRUCKING LLC this company	1978929	(219) 819-3658	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC699623

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 years

Company Overview

VAN METER TRUCKING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Monon, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 16 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/29/2009. The fleet consists of 12 power units and 10 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 799,791 miles (2023). The carrier has 1 reported crashes including 1 fatal incident. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, VAN METER TRUCKING LLC has a Trust Score of 82/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage799,791 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/04/2013

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-X58914

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers10

Mileage799,791 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15009/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

5 · 2 OOS —

2024

11 · 2 OOS =

2025

6 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Feb 2026 — 12 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score — older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/08/2025	Dearborn	MI	1	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/13/2023	CHICAGO	IL	0	0	1	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 12 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results — not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (23)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/18/2026 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/27/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 390.21TC-MC — CFR 390.21TC-MC Non-OOS
05/08/2025 ▼	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/OAKMAN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.60E — CFR 393.60E Non-OOS
04/28/2025 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSPORT IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.82-SM — CFR 393.82-SM Non-OOS 392.2-SLLS4 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/16/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ETNA GREEN IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.3A1-HOSPD — CFR 395.3A1-HOSPD Non-OOS 395.3A2-HOSPD — CFR 395.3A2-HOSPD Non-OOS
01/02/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILMINGTON OH	5	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (5) 390.21TB2-DOT — CFR 390.21TB2-DOT Non-OOS 393.9A-LTSIR — CFR 393.9A-LTSIR Non-OOS 393.9A-LSLI — CFR 393.9A-LSLI Non-OOS 396.3A1-F — CFR 396.3A1-F OOS 392.2-SLLUCR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/04/2024 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 390.21TC-MC — CFR 390.21TC-MC Non-OOS
10/25/2024 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
10/07/2024 ▼	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/10/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/02/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/14/2024 ▼	AR	Full (Level I)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
05/09/2024 ▼	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS
04/01/2024 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	PETERSBURG IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.78(a) — CFR 393.78(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/20/2024 ▼	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWN WAUPUN WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/19/2024 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 390.21TC — CFR 390.21TC Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/04/2024 ▼	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/07/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOWELL IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/17/2023 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
07/26/2023 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 393.100(b) — CFR 393.100(b) OOS 393.104(f)(4) — CFR 393.104(f)(4) Non-OOS
07/10/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/07/2023 ▼	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	3	3	0	0	3	3	-
Violations (3) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.136 — CFR 393.136 OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN016618	$750,000	01/21/2010	01/04/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN016618	$750,000	01/21/2010	02/07/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP84596A	$1,000,000	01/04/2011	01/04/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP84596A	$1,000,000	01/04/2011	01/25/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC699623	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/27/2010	-	-

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82/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown — from 100 to 82

−13

Starts at 100−18 totalFinal 82

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−13

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-13

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); 1 fatal (100% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−13 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); 1 fatal (100% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (23)

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