Carrier profile · USDOT 2529848 · MC-879056 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Winds Transportation Inc

63 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 22 statesMILTON, VT77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-879056 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

63Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

110Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(802) 373-1156 Email dispatchWINDSTRANSPORTATION@GMAIL.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

63 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

195 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 80 vehicle and 194 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.8% · 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 2.7 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

191 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 14

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 63-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 63
Inspections · 24 mo: 195
Annualized: ≈98 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving134 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 14 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 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: Active
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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’18

Sentry Select’20–now

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$1M	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$1M	6
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$1M	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$1M	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 63
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 110

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

81.4%

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

195

VT busiest

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

Home base

MILTON, VT

19 PRE CAST RD SUITE B

Top corridor

VT 51 · NY 46 · NC 21

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4467032 USDOT 4029097 USDOT 3182769 USDOT 80806

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: 19 PRE CAST RD SUITE B, MILTON, VT, 05468
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (802) 373-1156
Fax: (802) 891-9864
Email: windstransportation@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sergiu Toma
USDOT / docket: 2529848 · MC-879056
First registered: Aug 4, 2014
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2024 · 7,914,270 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 27, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 1.02
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,914,270

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 WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC.

WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2529848) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 16, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 195 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 80 vehicle-level and 194 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 63 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 27, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2529848, and its motor carrier number is MC-879056.

Is WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 22.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 334 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).

How big is WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 63 power units and 61 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

WINDS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in MILTON, VT, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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