Carrier profile · USDOT 117733 · MC-139615 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

DRS Transport Inc

14 power unitsavg 13.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesFREMONT, IA68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-139615 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 673-9401 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 2005–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 57.14% on 7 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 29, 2026.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 8.3 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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.

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 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

Northland’84–’16

Great West’18–’24

1984199520062017now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2018 → Jul 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1984 → Sep 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 3 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections

Home base

FREMONT, IA

2789 WHITWELL AVE

Most inspections: MO

3 inspections

MO 3 · KS 2 · OK 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 201894 USDOT 1829138 USDOT 630958 USDOT 2420556 USDOT 154712

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2789 WHITWELL AVE, FREMONT, IA, 52561
Mailing address: PO BOX 29, OKALOOSA, IA, 52577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 673-9401
Fax: (641) 673-9404
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Troy Garber · Deanna Garber
USDOT / docket: 117733 · MC-139615
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2025 · 799,459 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 11, 2021
D-U-N-S: 59187195

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

799,459

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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57%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 7 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

40violation records

8OOS-tagged records

4 of 7inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Hours of service

911%1 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

850%4 / 8

Lights

743%3 / 7

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 3

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

100%May 26 to Nov 262 / 2

Top 3 codes (14 of 40 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3

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392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BNMH Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DRS TRANSPORT INC.

DRS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 117733) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 11, 2021 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DRS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

DRS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 117733, and its motor carrier number is MC-139615.

Is DRS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. DRS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DRS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

DRS TRANSPORT INC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).