Carrier profile · USDOT 242401 · MC-172878 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Air-land Transport Service Inc

91 power unitsavg 8.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMORTON, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172878 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

96Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(309) 263-2899 Email dispatchsafety@air-land.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

108 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 108 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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

106 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 14

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 91-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 108
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’18 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’93–’08

Travelers Property’10–’18

Acuity A’18–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2018

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 2010 → Nov 2018	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	3
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1993 → Nov 2008	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 96

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

15.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

106

IL busiest

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

Home base

MORTON, IL

1020 WEST BIRCHWOOD STREET

Top corridor

IL 73 · IA 26 · IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 191496 USDOT 2374229 USDOT 1649745 USDOT 323472 USDOT 3187444

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@air-land.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1323648

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1020 WEST BIRCHWOOD STREET, MORTON, IL, 61550
Mailing address: PO BOX 968, MORTON, IL, 61550
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (309) 263-2899
Email: safety@air-land.com
Web domain: air-land.com

Registration

Officers: Kory Lawrence · Gary Christopher
USDOT / docket: 242401 · MC-172878
First registered: Feb 7, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jul 24, 2025 · 9,159,047 mi (2016)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 17, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,159,047

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 AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC.

AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC (USDOT 242401) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 108 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 108 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 92 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 17, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 242401, and its motor carrier number is MC-172878.

Is AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC's safety record?

AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC has a 36.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 155 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC's fleet?

AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC operates 91 power units and 92 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC based?

AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC is based in MORTON, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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