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Carrier profile · USDOT 1850447 · MC-688692 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC

28 power unitsELEANOR, WV

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-688692 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(304) 755-7083 Email dispatcheakopeck@railconnectioninc.com

Carrier verification summary for APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO effective Jul 17, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) reports 28 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2019.

APPALACHIAN TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1850447) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 28 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Commerce Protective’09–’12

Hdi-gerling American’14–’16

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO · since Jul 2016

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
COMMERCE PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Jan 2012	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ELEANOR, WV

737 INDUSTRIAL PARK

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@railconnectioninc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2958675 USDOT 3386114

Shares a company officer with other carriers

warren k higginbotham — 2 carriers: USDOT 1601233

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 737 INDUSTRIAL PARK, ELEANOR, WV, 25070
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (304) 755-7083
Fax: (606) 474-2664
Email: eakopeck@railconnectioninc.com
Web domain: railconnectioninc.com

Registration

Officer: Warren K Higginbotham
USDOT / docket: 1850447 · MC-688692
First registered: Feb 2, 2009
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2019 · 585,355 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 9.09
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

585,355

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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