Carrier profile · USDOT 1460231 · MC-550436 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Queen Transportation LLC

89 power unitsavg 8.2 yrNational · 22 statesHICKORY, NC70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-550436 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

89Power units

75 observed · MCS-150

106Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 323-9142 Email dispatchmqueen@queentransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 315 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

89 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

156 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 156 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 12.4 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

156 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 16

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 89-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 89
Inspections · 24 mo: 156
Annualized: ≈78 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’06–’08

Northland’09–’12

National Interstate’12–’14

Great West’14–’17

Arch’17–’26

2006201120162021now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Feb 2026	$750K	10
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2014 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 89
Observed power (24 mo): 75
Trailers (towed): 106

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

63.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

156

NC busiest

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

Home base

HICKORY, NC

2349 13TH AVE SW

Top corridor

NC 89 · SC 15 · TN 11

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: 14 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2872063 USDOT 3146513 USDOT 2879288 USDOT 2831919 USDOT 4076266 USDOT 4003402 USDOT 1053464 USDOT 358597Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (41 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2555375 USDOT 2570540 USDOT 3135836 USDOT 3354533 USDOT 14811 USDOT 3704037 USDOT 2872063 USDOT 3146513

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2349 13TH AVE SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602
Mailing address: PO BOX 2371, HICKORY, NC, 28603
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 323-9142
Fax: (828) 323-9164
Email: mqueen@queentransportation.com
Web domain: queentransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Mike Queen
USDOT / docket: 1460231 · MC-550436
First registered: Feb 6, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 31, 2025 · 6,096,979 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.94
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,096,979

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 QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC.

QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1460231) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 156 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 156 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 89 power units and 90 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1460231, and its motor carrier number is MC-550436.

Is QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

QUEEN TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).