Carrier profile · USDOT 1094779 · MC-529282 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC

172 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 42 statesEASTON, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-529282 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

172Power units

190 observed · MCS-150

150Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(484) 387-9650 Email dispatchluis.rodriguez@phillipspet.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 580 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

172 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

391 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 232 vehicle and 391 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. 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

380 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 41

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 172-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 172
Inspections · 24 mo: 391
Annualized: ≈196 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving81 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 27 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance19 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cincinnati’04–’06

Liberty’07–’09

National Union’09–’13

National Union’14–’17

Zurich American’16–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2014 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 2009 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2007 → Nov 2009	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 172
Observed power (24 mo): 190
Trailers (towed): 150

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

37.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

385

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EASTON, PA

3747 HECKTOWN ROAD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ PA

CA 84 · NY 51 · NC 24

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574 USDOT 155682 USDOT 16130 USDOT 268015 USDOT 297080 USDOT 3260464 USDOT 172279Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (71 trucks · 81 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38027 USDOT 268015 USDOT 2334119 USDOT 2841522 USDOT 84850 USDOT 222508 USDOT 299073 USDOT 302401

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

172

Observed (24 mo)

190

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3747 HECKTOWN ROAD, EASTON, PA, 18045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (484) 387-9650
Email: luis.rodriguez@phillipspet.com
Web domain: phillipspet.com

Registration

Officers: Blaine Phillips · Luis Rodriguez
USDOT / docket: 1094779 · MC-529282
First registered: Feb 6, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 9,903,823 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 22507449

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

172

Power units

177

Drivers

177

CDL drivers

9,903,823

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC.

A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1094779) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 391 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 232 vehicle-level and 391 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 172 power units and 177 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1094779, and its motor carrier number is MC-529282.

Is A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 13.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 580 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).