Carrier profile · USDOT 26858 · MC-139577 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Adams Transit Inc

19 power unitsavg 6.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesFRIESLAND, WI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-139577 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(920) 348-5202 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 31 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%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 — 9 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 26.2 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’20 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’91–’96

Great West’97–’11

Acuity A’11–’20

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. · since Jul 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1997 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Sep 1996 → Sep 1996	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1991 → Sep 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wisconsin: 9 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections

Home base

FRIESLAND, WI

111 WEST WINNEBAGO ST

Most inspections: WI

9 inspections

WI 9 · MN 2 · IL 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 48688 USDOT 2877366 USDOT 2405573 USDOT 3469146 USDOT 576568 USDOT 1314541 USDOT 4188267

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james deyoung — 2 carriers: USDOT 1684318

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 111 WEST WINNEBAGO ST, FRIESLAND, WI, 53935
Mailing address: P O BOX 338, FRIESLAND, WI, 53935
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 348-5202
Fax: (920) 348-5366
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: adamstransit.com

Registration

Officer: James Deyoung
USDOT / docket: 26858 · MC-139577
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2025 · 1,399,785 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 4, 2002
D-U-N-S: 85480234

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,399,785

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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11%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

10violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 9inspections 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

70%0 / 7

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 3

Top 3 codes (5 of 10 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADAMS TRANSIT INC.

ADAMS TRANSIT INC (USDOT 26858) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. effective Jul 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 4, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADAMS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

ADAMS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 26858, and its motor carrier number is MC-139577.

Is ADAMS TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. ADAMS TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADAMS TRANSIT INC's safety record?

ADAMS TRANSIT INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).