Carrier profile · USDOT 2137808 · MC-744219 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

S & S Line LLC

98 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 39 statesKENTWOOD, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-744219 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

113 observed · MCS-150

150Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 826-6208 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

35 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.00% on 100 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
90 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 5, 2026.

Safety

271 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 100 vehicle and 271 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.2% · 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 14.5 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

271 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 271
Annualized: ≈136 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving120 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance37 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 26 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ace Property’12–’16

National’19–’23

Carolina’23–’26

2012201620202024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2023 → May 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2023	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → May 2016	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 113
Trailers (towed): 150

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

271

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 24 inspections
Michigan: 20 inspections
Indiana: 17 inspections
Georgia: 14 inspections
South Dakota: 13 inspections
North Carolina: 12 inspections
California: 11 inspections
New Mexico: 11 inspections
Missouri: 11 inspections
Colorado: 10 inspections
Ohio: 9 inspections
Mississippi: 9 inspections
Montana: 8 inspections
Kentucky: 8 inspections
South Carolina: 7 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
Florida: 7 inspections
Alabama: 7 inspections
Utah: 7 inspections
New York: 6 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
Texas: 6 inspections
Maryland: 6 inspections
Louisiana: 6 inspections
Minnesota: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Arizona: 3 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections

Home base

KENTWOOD, MI

5380 36TH ST SE

Most inspections: TN

24 inspections

TN 24 · MI 20 · IN 17

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 28, 2026

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1367624 USDOT 4012433 USDOT 2195517 USDOT 1722624 USDOT 2382463 USDOT 3672682Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (84 trucks · 43 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1196304 USDOT 1722624 USDOT 3760989 USDOT 2042265 USDOT 3380547 USDOT 2784870 USDOT 2382463 USDOT 125563

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

113

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 28, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5380 36TH ST SE, KENTWOOD, MI, 49512-2014
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 826-6208
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sandsline.com

Registration

Officer: Carly Russell
USDOT / docket: 2137808 · MC-744219
First registered: Apr 1, 2011
Last MCS-150: Oct 5, 2026 · 9,100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 8, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

105

Drivers

105

CDL drivers

9,100,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

28 of 100 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

236violation records

45OOS-tagged records

28 of 100inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

940%0 / 94

Hours of service

717%5 / 71

Brakes

2343%10 / 23

Other vehicle maintenance

2374%17 / 23

Lights

1644%7 / 16

Driver fitness

967%6 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

30%Oct 24 to Apr 258 / 27

36%Apr 25 to Oct 259 / 25

20%Oct 25 to Apr 263 / 15

24%Apr 26 to Oct 268 / 33

Top 3 codes (39 of 236 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)14
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)13
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12

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395.24 ELD — record edits / data11
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)9
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits8
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits7
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects5
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction5
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer4
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL3
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative3
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps3
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.51A-LCDLRSWD Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.51A-NSOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
391.45B No medical examination / expired1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TT Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for S & S LINE LLC.

S & S LINE LLC (USDOT 2137808) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 14, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 271 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 100 vehicle-level and 271 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 105 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 5, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 8, 2018 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is S & S LINE LLC's USDOT number?

S & S LINE LLC's USDOT number is 2137808, and its motor carrier number is MC-744219.

Is S & S LINE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026. S & S LINE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is S & S LINE LLC's safety record?

S & S LINE LLC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 384 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).