Carrier profile · USDOT 317404 · MC-211197 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC

37 power unitsavg 4.9 yrRegional · 3 statesRIDGEWOOD, NY93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211197 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 821-0011 Email dispatchrestrada@nationalfooddistributors.us

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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 · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%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 — 26 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.4 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’95 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · ZURICH INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 1996

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

25.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

RIDGEWOOD, NY

47-05 METROPOLITAN AVE

Top corridor

NJ ⇄ NY

NJ 19 · NY 10 · CT 6

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1182923Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4490731 USDOT 13811 USDOT 1182923

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 47-05 METROPOLITAN AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385-1093
Mailing address: 4705 METROPOLITAN AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385-1093
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 821-0011
Cell: (917) 335-2888
Fax: (718) 628-2311
Email: restrada@nationalfooddistributors.us
Web domain: nationalfooddistributors.us

Registration

Officers: Joe Bitonti · Rafael Estrada
USDOT / docket: 317404 · MC-211197
First registered: Jun 7, 1988
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 890,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 1995
D-U-N-S: 606042588

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

890,000

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 AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC.

AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 317404) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from ZURICH INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 15, 1996 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 37 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 317404, and its motor carrier number is MC-211197.

Is AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

AWESOME TRANSPORTATION INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).