WHEELZ DOWN LLC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Common (Property) gap · 261 days Inactive Jul 27, 2022 → reinstated Apr 14, 2023
- OOS rate worse than size peers Driver and/or vehicle out-of-service rate is above the peer median.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — WHEELZ DOWN LLC (USDOT 3520148) Verdict: CAUTION Book with caution — review signals below No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking. Authority / census status: Active Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000 Officer(s): DOUGLAS CURTIS (Company officer) Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Common (Property) gap · 261 days — Inactive Jul 27, 2022 → reinstated Apr 14, 2023 • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver and/or vehicle out-of-service rate is above the peer median. On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3520148/ As of: Jul 24, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · compliance grade
Compliance grade B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals
Compliance grade B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 42.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 10% (worse). n=93843 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.
TruckCodex compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
Fleet size changes
- Power Units +7 (4 → 11) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
1 active liability policy
Company profile
No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.
FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.
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InsuranceGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Nov 20, 2024
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Process AgentTRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1168148ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
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| Truck tractors | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 39 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 54.05% | 32.43% | — |
| National average | 6.67% | 22.26% | 4.44% |
Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles
WHEELZ DOWN LLC is a motor carrier based in RIPON, WI, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3520148. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 11 power units and 4 drivers, with 39 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 42.1%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.
Carrier is unrated
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.
WHEELZ DOWN LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers, with 3 years on FMCSA's records, based in Ripon, WI. Across 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 59.3% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. all filed authority types (common) are currently revoked.
27 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 1,250% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in MO (4) and WI (3), with Level 1 inspections the most common.
59.3% out-of-service rate; led by Vehicle Maintenance (35.5% of violations); top code 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed) cited 8 times, 8 of them OOS.
The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Ford, Big tex, and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 93,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–17 power units (±50% of this carrier's 11 unit fleet).
Authority gap detected (1)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jul 27, 2022 to Apr 14, 2023 (261 days)
Fleet History
Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.
Record Changes
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Power Units 4 11FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units Over Time
Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri (MO) | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Wisconsin (WI) | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Illinois (IL) | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Tennessee (TN) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Ohio (OH) | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Indiana (IN) | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| South Dakota (SD) | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Kansas (KS) | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| North Carolina (NC) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Arkansas (AR) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| West Virginia (WV) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Kentucky (KY) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Mississippi (MS) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Montana (MT) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| New Mexico (NM) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| New York (NY) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Texas (TX) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Utah (UT) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Jun 29, 2026 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 19 | — | 6.06 | 6 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 1 | — | 0.21 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 22 | — | 5.05 | 5 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 6 | — | 20.63 | 21 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | — | 8.41 | 8 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (39 rows) View all 39 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88394514 | Jul 13, 2026 | NC | 1 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88382897 | Jul 9, 2026 | OH | 3 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLIFTA, 392.2-SLLIRP | Yes |
| 88354873 | Jul 8, 2026 | TN | 1 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2-SLLML | No |
| 88280091 | Jun 29, 2026 | UT | 3 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 392.2-SLLIFTA, 395.22G-ELDMFV | No |
| 88119824 | Jun 10, 2026 | IL | 1 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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7 | 383.91A, 383.23A2, 392.2-SLLEWG3 | Yes |
| 88104214 | Jun 10, 2026 | MS | 1 | — |
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.95A4-EENA | No |
| 88110744 | Jun 9, 2026 | WI | 2 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
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3 | 392.2-SLLSR, 393.60D, 393.9A-LSML | No |
| 88040288 | Jun 2, 2026 | AR | 1 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLTCD | Yes |
| 87787590 | May 6, 2026 | IL | 1 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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17 | 383.91A, 393.41, 393.43 | Yes |
| 87635411 | Apr 21, 2026 | IN | 1 | ELKHART IN |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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12 | 8A1-HOSP, 40F-BNPB, 23A2-LCDLN | Yes |
| 87603366 | Apr 15, 2026 | MO | 2 | DE SOTO MO |
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
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6 | 8A1-HOSP, 75A3-TAOL, 23A2-LCDLN | Yes |
| 87579730 | Apr 14, 2026 | MO | 1 | ST. LOUIS MO |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 8A1-HOSP, 9A-LRLIWR, 23A2-LCDLN | Yes |
| 87537205 | Apr 9, 2026 | OK | 1 | BRAMAN SCALES |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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4 | — | Yes |
| 87447570 | Mar 29, 2026 | OH | 3 | AKRON OH |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLEQP | Yes |
| 87331859 | Mar 19, 2026 | SD | 2 | VALLEY SPRINGS SD |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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4 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.81-H | Yes |
| 87259675 | Mar 9, 2026 | IN | 1 | SEYMOUR IN |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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6 | 393.110C-C, 391.41APC, 383.23A2-LCDLN | Yes |
| 87219808 | Mar 4, 2026 | TN | 1 | KNOXVILLE TN |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 87213070 | Mar 4, 2026 | NY | 1 | CHURCHVILLE NY |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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8 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.41-BNPB, 396.3A1-DLDSJM | Yes |
| 87111891 | Feb 20, 2026 | WI | 2 | TOWN OAKFIELD WI |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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8 | 391.41APC, 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLSR | Yes |
| 87016762 | Feb 10, 2026 | NM | 3 | SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 86891986 | Jan 22, 2026 | TX | 1 | US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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6 | 396.3A1BOS, 391.41APC, 393.48A | Yes |
| 86786623 | Jan 7, 2026 | MT | 2 | BUTTE MT |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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6 | 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLL, 383.71H | Yes |
| 86691174 | Dec 31, 2025 | KS | 1 | CONCORDIA KS |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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13 | 393.43DBMA, 391.41APC, 395.8A1-HOSP | Yes |
| 86686111 | Dec 30, 2025 | KS | 1 | KS |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Courier
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11 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.43DBMA, 392.2-SLLIRP | Yes |
| 86638729 | Dec 16, 2025 | IN | 2 | PORTAGE IN |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 395.8A, 392.2-SLLSR | Yes |
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)
Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.
Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Apr 14, 2023 | MC1168148-C | REI | REINSTATEMENT | REI → |
| Jul 27, 2022 | MC1168148-C | VOL | REVOCATION | VOL → |
| Jul 20, 2021 | MC1168148-C | CPL | REVOCATION | CPL → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300088168 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | REPLACED |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300088163 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | REPLACED |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300088163 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Nov 20, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300088163 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | REPLACED |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA968496511 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 10, 2023 | Nov 20, 2024 | REPLACED |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA950714602 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 9, 2021 | Apr 10, 2023 | REPLACED |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA950714602 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 12, 2021 | Sep 9, 2021 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Nov 20, 2024insuranceTERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Nov 20, 2024insuranceTERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Nov 20, 2024insuranceTERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 14, 2023
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Apr 10, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Jul 27, 2022
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Jul 27, 2022authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 261 days (through Apr 14, 2023)
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Sep 9, 2021insuranceCANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| VALLEY SPRINGS SD | SD | 2 | 1 |
| NEWTON WI | WI | 2 | 0 |
| I-64 | IL | 1 | 1 |
| MARYVILLE IL | IL | 1 | 0 |
| ELKHART IN | IN | 1 | 1 |
| PORTAGE IN | IN | 1 | 1 |
| SEYMOUR IN | IN | 1 | 1 |
| CONCORDIA KS | KS | 1 | 1 |
| KS | KS | 1 | 1 |
| MIDDLESBORO | KY | 1 | 0 |
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Docket MC1168148
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GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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How to verify WHEELZ DOWN LLC
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- Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
- Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
- Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.
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