Fleet typeIdentity
Lessor pool
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2779266 · MC-925161
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC
27 power unitsavg 6.1 yrRegional · 5 statesROANOKE, VA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-925161 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
27Power units
8 observed · MCS-150
5Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.1Avg age (yr)
2013–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Established 11 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 4
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1111 yr active
since 2015Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo50.050.0 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.1 yr
Model years 2013–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC safe to work with?
Is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC safe to load? SAMS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2779266, MC-925161) is an active leasing/lessor-pool motor carrier based in ROANOKE, VA, operating 27 power units and 25 drivers. Operating authority has been active 11 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 11 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 50.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (44/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
STSAMS TRANSPORT LLC 44
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Safety
11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 50.0% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 22.2% (24-mo)9 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
45.5% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 27-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance7
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+6 earlier
Lancer · 16–18
National · 21–23
Berkshire Hathaway · 23–25
20152026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2025 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN | May 2023 → May 2025 | $750k | 4 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2021 → May 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| BUILDING INDUSTRY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION INC | Jun 2020 → Jul 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2018 → Jun 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2016 → Jun 2018 | $750k | 7 |
| SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC | Jul 2015 → Feb 2016 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 27
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 8
- Trailers (towed)
- 5
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2013
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed55
US statesInspections · 24 mo99
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ROANOKE, VA
Top corridor
NY ⇄ VA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3100338USDOT 3397215USDOT 4090006USDOT 4226267Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (12 trucks · 17 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3100338USDOT 3397215USDOT 3713515USDOT 4090006USDOT 2303944USDOT 4280996USDOT 2133732USDOT 3897980
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)2727
Observed (24 mo)88
Shared w/ other carriers1212
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 4639 GIRARD DR, ROANOKE, VA, 24018
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (540) 816-8930
Registration
- Officer
- Wesam Jadallah
- USDOT / docket
- 2779266 · MC-925161
- First registered
- 07/06/2015
- Last MCS-150
- 11/26/2025 · 225,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2779266, and its motor carrier number is MC-925161.
Is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SAMS TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 44/100 (tier: high_risk).
How big is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC operates 27 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SAMS TRANSPORT LLC based?
SAMS TRANSPORT LLC is based in ROANOKE, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.