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MATERIALS TRANSPORT INC

TELL CITY, IN

MATERIALS TRANSPORT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 49 power units and 49 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Tell City, IN. Across 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Sep 1, 2016
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 49 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Service of Process Agents, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — MATERIALS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 70873)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 49 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Service of Process Agents, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/70873/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 70873 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: TIM MULZER Company officer 2: KEN MULZER JR. Other (SAND, GRAVEL, STONE) Based in TELL CITY, IN

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=21180 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Service of Process Agents, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 70873
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC125681
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer TIM MULZER
Company officer 2 KEN MULZER JR.
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (SAND, GRAVEL, STONE)
Fleet size 49 units
Drivers 49
Annual mileage 2,174,307 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (812) 547-7921
Email: [email protected]
Physical
534 MOZART STREET
TELL CITY, IN 47586
Mailing
PO BOX 249
TELL CITY, IN 47586
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 70873
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,174,307 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.20 vs 1.80 -1.60
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 1984-12-28 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 7 0 0
Trailers 11 0 0
Trucks 42 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 49 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 59 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 30 30 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
49
Drivers
49
Inspections
59
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
2
49 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

MATERIALS TRANSPORT INC had 30 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

30 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (22) and KY (6).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 49 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 49 drivers; Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 21,180 ACTIVE carriers operating 24–74 power units (±50% of this carrier's 49 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 21,180 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 21,180 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (27 months)

2023-10 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
6 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Indiana (IN) 22 0 0.0% Jul 2, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 6 0 0.0% Apr 20, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Jan 21, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 22
Peterbilt 20
Mack 7
Ken 2
Kensington 1
Mckt 1
Unkn 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 — 0.23 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 0.15 0 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (59 rows) View all 59 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88304194 Jul 2, 2026 IN 2 —
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3374476 · 1NKZLP0X5PJ235789
0 — No
88190806 Jun 18, 2026 IN 2 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3469224 · 1NPCLP0X8RD606722
1 393.95A4-EEUS No
87719683 Apr 29, 2026 IN 2 OAKLAND CITY IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3470763 · 1NPCLP0X1RD606724
0 — No
87622120 Apr 20, 2026 KY 3 EDMONTON
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3740301 · 1NKZXPTX4PJ156890
0 — No
86936323 Feb 2, 2026 KY 1 COLUMBIA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3671276 · 1NPCLP0X5SD722661
0 — No
86816128 Jan 16, 2026 KY 2 BOWLING GREEN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3469224 · 1NPCLP0X8RD606722
0 — No
86804316 Jan 15, 2026 KY 1 EDMONTON
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3671279 · 1NPCLP0X2SD722665
0 — No
86790416 Jan 14, 2026 KY 3 EDMONTON
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 2394819 · 1NKZLP0X3GJ476038
0 — No
86691223 Dec 29, 2025 IN 2 WASHINGTON IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3740304 · 1NKZLP0X1HJ129325
0 — No
86369840 Nov 17, 2025 IN 2 SAINT CROIX IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3470765 · 1NPCLP0X5RD606726
0 — No
86025341 Oct 10, 2025 IN 2 EVANSVILLE IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kensington
IN 2409114 · 1NKZLP0XXHJ115469
0 — No
85744858 Sep 10, 2025 IN 2 EVANSVILLE IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3460222 · 1NPCLP0X4RD606720
0 — No
85776614 Sep 9, 2025 IN 3 MOUNT VERNON IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 2589225 · 1NKZLP0X4JJ164916
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
85529554 Aug 19, 2025 IN 2 PRINCETON IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3671281 · 1NPCLP0X6SC722667
0 — No
85529025 Aug 18, 2025 IN 2 FERDINAND IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 2589229 · 1NKZLP0XXJJ164922
0 — No
85070384 Jun 27, 2025 IN 2 HAUBSTADT IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 2409110 · 1NKZLP0X3HJ115474
0 — No
84551956 Apr 30, 2025 IN 2 NEWBURGH IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2590903 · 1XKZDP9X9JJ164917
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
84361939 Apr 9, 2025 IN 2 EVANSVILLE IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3469224 · 1NPCLP0X8RD606722
0 — No
84237126 Mar 27, 2025 IN 3 BIRDSEYE IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3470765 · 1NPCLP0X5RD606726
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
84216707 Mar 24, 2025 IN 2 NEWBURGH IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 2409120 · 1NKZLP0X2HJ128734
0 — No
84189285 Mar 19, 2025 IN 2 VINCENNES IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2590904 · 1XKZDP9X0JJ164918
0 — No
83773634 Feb 3, 2025 IN 2 JASPER IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3671280 · 1NPCLP0X4SD722666
0 — No
83714734 Jan 23, 2025 IN 3 ECKERTY IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3671280 · 1NPCLP0X4SD722666
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83673423 Jan 21, 2025 IL 3 I64
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2944608 · 1XKZDP9X2LJ421161
0 — No
83622902 Jan 14, 2025 IN 3 SEYMOUR IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3470764 · 1NPCLP0X3RD606725
0 — No
Recent Crashes (49 rows) View all 49 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
IN0904752859 Jun 17, 2025 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0904619793 Nov 22, 2024 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904508866 Apr 30, 2024 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0904089552 Aug 10, 2022 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0903749230 Feb 26, 2021 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903674327 Oct 20, 2020 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903658153 Sep 24, 2020 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072435479 Nov 12, 2019 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0903186252 Jul 17, 2018 IN 1 1 Yes No Fatal
IN0903037587 Nov 13, 2017 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0902947450 Jun 20, 2017 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902944120 Jun 14, 2017 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902939695 Jun 8, 2017 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0902564825 Nov 11, 2015 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902525794 Sep 21, 2015 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902520266 Sep 8, 2015 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902307484 Oct 1, 2014 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0901971258 Feb 7, 2013 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0901649217 Jun 15, 2011 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0070911060 Sep 15, 2010 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0901168017 Aug 22, 2009 IN 0 2 Yes No Injury
IN0901162268 Aug 21, 2009 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0901038750 Jan 8, 2009 IN 0 2 Yes No Injury
IN0900974719 Oct 2, 2008 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0900531101 Aug 10, 2006 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC125681
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 0 PDFs available)

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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 21, 2017 MC125681-C Daily Register Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. AS2-C81-004095-12 91X $750,000 Sep 1, 2016 On file ACTIVE
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 3506439 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2011 May 12, 2017 CANCELLED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 3506439 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2011 Sep 1, 2016 REPLACED
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA Y 810 922 J398 8 TIL 97 BIPD/Primary — Nov 21, 1997 Aug 1, 2011 REPLACED
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA HO 22 42 24 2 BIPD/Primary — Nov 21, 1991 Nov 21, 1997 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 12, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  2. Apr 21, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Sep 1, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  4. Aug 1, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
  5. Nov 21, 1997
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
  6. Jun 25, 1994
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Dec 28, 1984
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Mar 28, 1983
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Feb 13, 1981
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  10. Jan 26, 1979
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  11. Dec 28, 1976
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ECKERTY IN IN 6 0
EVANSVILLE IN IN 5 0
NEWBURGH IN IN 5 0
VINCENNES IN IN 3 0
EDMONTON KY 3 0
JASPER IN IN 2 0
I64 IL 1 0
RT16 IL 1 0
BIRDSEYE IN IN 1 0
DALE IN IN 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

Related Records

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