Carrier profile · USDOT 1564579 · MC-579974 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA DIRECT TRANSPORTATION

8 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesOOLTEWAH, TN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-579974 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 760-8245 Email dispatchPBOWEN@DIRECTTRANS.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 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 29 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 27.1 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 3

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’10–’14

United States’16–’19

Canal’20–’22

Spinnaker’22–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2025	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$1M	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2019	$1M	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2010 → Mar 2014	$1M	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$1M	2
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2008	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

56.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

OOLTEWAH, TN

9528 LEGACY OAKS DRIVE

Top corridor

TN 5 · TX 5 · NC 2

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

paul bowen — 2 carriers: USDOT 3707314

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9528 LEGACY OAKS DRIVE, OOLTEWAH, TN, 37363
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 760-8245
Cell: (423) 834-4800
Fax: (423) 760-8247
Email: pbowen@directtrans.net
Web domain: directtrans.net

Registration

Officer: Paul Bowen
USDOT / docket: 1564579 · MC-579974
First registered: Oct 11, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 25, 2026 · 903,427 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 26, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 2.60
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

903,427

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 DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC.

DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1564579) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 9 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 8 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 26, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1564579, and its motor carrier number is MC-579974.

Is DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.0% 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 94/100 (tier: clear).