Carrier profile · USDOT 2913704 · MC-982048 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC

65 power unitsavg 3.3 yrNational · 42 statesAURORA, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-982048 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

77Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 945-0581 Email dispatchAMERICARSTRANSPORTATION@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

244 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 244 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 15.7 pts 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

238 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 21

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 244
Annualized: ≈122 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving120 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving6 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’16–’18

Spirit Commercial’18–’19

County Hall’19–’20

State National’20–’21

National Union’21–’22

Sentry Select’22–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2024	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$1M	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	4
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Feb 2018	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 77

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.1%

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

244

CA busiest

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

Home base

AURORA, IL

851 SARD AVE UNIT B

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 28 · SD 21 · AR 17

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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2186940 USDOT 3782318 USDOT 2895867Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2186940 USDOT 3383675 USDOT 2958138 USDOT 3445399 USDOT 2847537 USDOT 4352687 USDOT 3160348 USDOT 3499210

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 851 SARD AVE UNIT B, AURORA, IL, 60506
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 945-0581
Cell: (509) 688-7005
Fax: (773) 945-0586
Email: americarstransportation@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Andrei Fratea
USDOT / docket: 2913704 · MC-982048
First registered: Jul 29, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 9,500,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 66589335

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,500,000

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 AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC.

AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2913704) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 244 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 244 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 65 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2913704, and its motor carrier number is MC-982048.

Is AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 293 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).