POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC
Indianapolis, IN · MC 182551
POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 281955, MC 182551) reports a fleet of 14 power units and 11 drivers at its Indianapolis, Indiana location. FMCSA gave it a Conditional safety rating in November 2009. Inspectors identified 9 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 14 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Conditional safety rating on record
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 281955 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 182551 |
| Reported physical address | 10443 EAST 56TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46236, US |
| Reported business phone | (317) 823-6837 |
| Reported power units | 14 |
| Reported drivers | 11 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Billy Poindexter, Ron Frick |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | P O BOX 36399, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46236 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Sep 29, 2009 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Conditional |
| Safety rating date | Nov 04, 2009 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
14 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 4 states. Inspected in 12 of 25 months; busiest Feb 2025 with 2.
| Inspections | 14 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 14) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 66.7% (4 of 6) |
| Violations | 11 across 10 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 4 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone23922SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely13922SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change13929A2CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured1393106DCCargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Indianapolis record
POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC reports 14 power units. The Indianapolis, Indiana directory contains 17,005 census records, of which 15,149 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Construction
- Other: MOBILE CRANES
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,856 | 10.9% |
| 1 | 9,566 | 56.3% |
| 2–5 | 4,027 | 23.7% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 1,142 | 6.7% |
| 21–100 | 328 | 1.9% |
| Over 100 | 86 | 0.5% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Nov 12, 1986
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Apr 24, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 281955. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
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Building materialsMachinery and large objects
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