Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1297283 · MC-503602
RMS TRANSPORT INC
1 power unitsSHAWNEETOWN, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-503602 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RMS TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is RMS TRANSPORT INC safe to load? RMS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1297283, MC-503602) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SHAWNEETOWN, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RTRMS TRANSPORT INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Clarendon National · 05–07
Travelers America · 08–13
Prime Property · 13–15
20042015
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC | Apr 2013 → Feb 2015 | $750k | 9 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Apr 2008 → Apr 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA | Apr 2008 → Apr 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Apr 2008 → May 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2007 → Apr 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Apr 2005 → Apr 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2005 → Apr 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO. | Oct 2004 → Feb 2005 | $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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SHAWNEETOWN, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
rodney smith — 29 carriers: USDOT 587942USDOT 926196USDOT 1030065USDOT 1268125USDOT 1463086USDOT 1465040USDOT 1478936USDOT 1705929
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 8730 SHAWNEEHILL RD, SHAWNEETOWN, IL, 62984
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 464, SHAWNEETOWN, IL, 62984
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (618) 252-1098
- Fax
- (618) 252-7100
- rmscarolyn@gmail.com
Registration
- Officers
- Rodney Smith · Marta Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 1297283 · MC-503602
- First registered
- 10/20/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 01/26/2015 · 4,249,589 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 62.50
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RMS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
RMS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1297283, and its motor carrier number is MC-503602.
Is RMS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RMS TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RMS TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
RMS TRANSPORT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RMS TRANSPORT INC based?
RMS TRANSPORT INC is based in SHAWNEETOWN, IL.