Carrier profile · USDOT 2457984 · MC-848965 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC

86 power unitsavg 7.7 yrMulti-region · 13 statesROMULUS, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-848965 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

86Power units

70 observed · MCS-150

138Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(734) 953-0021 Email dispatchSAFETY@BRIGHTSKYTRANSPORT.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 average34.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

86 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

175 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 85 vehicle and 175 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.7 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

169 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 17

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 86-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 86
Inspections · 24 mo: 175
Annualized: ≈88 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance46 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 17 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cherokee’17–now

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2026	$750K	8
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 86
Observed power (24 mo): 70
Trailers (towed): 138

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

23.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

175

MI busiest

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

Home base

ROMULUS, MI

28445 BEVERLY ROAD

Top corridor

MI 49 · OH 34 · IN 22

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 3766098Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 627654 USDOT 1219712 USDOT 3685379 USDOT 1025678 USDOT 3148529 USDOT 3391424 USDOT 2433309 USDOT 2843779

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dean kiroski — 2 carriers: USDOT 1630068

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: 28445 BEVERLY ROAD, ROMULUS, MI, 48174
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (734) 953-0021
Cell: (734) 564-3016
Fax: (734) 953-0027
Email: safety@brightskytransport.com
Web domain: brightskytransport.com

Registration

Officers: Dean Kiroski · Mensudin Mujovic
USDOT / docket: 2457984 · MC-848965
First registered: Dec 3, 2013
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 5,399,878 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 55152841

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,399,878

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 BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC.

BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2457984) 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 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 CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 175 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 85 vehicle-level and 175 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 86 power units and 69 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2457984, and its motor carrier number is MC-848965.

Is BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BRIGHT SKY TRANSPORT LLC has a 34.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 252 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).