Carrier profile · USDOT 276499 · MC-194290 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Unicorn Transportation Inc

17 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 2 statesHANOVER, MD100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194290 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 766-1716 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 49 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 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

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1997–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — 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

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%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 — 28 vehicle and 29 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 11.5 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’88–’98

Westfield’13–’18

beyond this history

1988199820082018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1988 → Mar 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

76.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 28 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections

Home base

HANOVER, MD

7466 CANDLEWOOD DR SUITE B

Most inspections: MD

28 inspections

MD 28 · DE 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 3525807 USDOT 4333778 USDOT 1625951

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7466 CANDLEWOOD DR SUITE B, HANOVER, MD, 21076
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (410) 766-1716
Fax: (410) 766-2358
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: unicornbwi.com

Registration

Officers: Peter Cotgreave · Peter Brooks Cotgreave
USDOT / docket: 276499 · MC-194290
First registered: Jul 22, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jan 8, 2026 · 775,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 173368549

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

775,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

49violation records

7OOS-tagged records

4 of 28inspections 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.

Lights

2124%5 / 21

Other vehicle maintenance

1712%2 / 17

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

38%Nov 24 to May 253 / 8

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 5

14%Nov 25 to May 261 / 7

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 8

Top 3 codes (13 of 49 records)

393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps5
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps4

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393.81-H Horn3
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation2
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC.

UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 276499) 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 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 11, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 8, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 276499, and its motor carrier number is MC-194290.

Is UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

UNICORN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).