Carrier profile · USDOT 2940420 · MC-996117 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC

14 power unitsLocal · 2 statesCAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-996117 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Email dispatchBACKKROAD@GMAIL.COM

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average71.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo71.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo71.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 71.4%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 — 7 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

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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$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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’16–’17

Prime’17–’20

Progressive’20–’23

Erie Exchange’23–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Jun 2023	$750K	3
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2020	$750K	5
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Oct 2017	$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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD

1001 RITCHIE RD

Top corridor

MD 5 · DC 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rahsahn randall — 2 carriers: USDOT 3978968

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1001 RITCHIE RD, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743
Mailing address: 9501 ROSARYVILLE ROAD, UPPER MARLBORO, MD, 20772
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: backkroad@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Rahsahn Randall
USDOT / docket: 2940420 · MC-996117
First registered: Oct 23, 2016
Last MCS-150: Nov 7, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80627806

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC.

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2940420) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 71.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 7, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2940420, and its motor carrier number is MC-996117.

Is BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC has a 71.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC operates 14 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC is based in CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 2940420
MC / Docket: MC-996117
Officer: RAHSAHN RANDALL
Address: 1001 RITCHIE RD
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 9 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

Vehicle OOS 71.4%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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Contact & documents

Email dispatchBACKKROAD@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2940420
MC / Docket: MC-996117
Officer: RAHSAHN RANDALL
Address: 1001 RITCHIE RD
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 9 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

Vehicle OOS 71.4%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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