Carrier profile · USDOT 1915063 · MC-686228 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Safe Travel Transportation Inc

0 power unitsNORTH CHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-686228 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(847) 578-0257 Email dispatchSAFETRAVEL11@COMCAST.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M 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)$4M 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

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’12–’15

Pennsylvania Manuf’16–’21

Trisura’22–’24

Trisura Specialty’23–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$5M	2
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$5M	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$5M	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$5M	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2021	$5M	6
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$5M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$5M	5
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$5M	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$5M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

NORTH CHICAGO, IL

2413 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE

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

gary shorter — 5 carriers: USDOT 2920886 USDOT 3499877 USDOT 3509358 USDOT 3841492

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2413 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 578-0257
Cell: (847) 722-3265
Email: safetravel11@comcast.net

Registration

Officer: Gary Shorter
USDOT / docket: 1915063 · MC-686228
First registered: Jul 16, 2009
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 100,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 79132701

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100,000

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 SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC.

SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1915063) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 0 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1915063, and its motor carrier number is MC-686228.

Is SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC operates 0 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC based?

SAFE TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INC is based in NORTH CHICAGO, IL.

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