Carrier profile · USDOT 2795405 · MC-933023 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Optimus Prime Transportation Inc

55 power unitsavg 3.5 yrNational · 35 statesWHEELING, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-933023 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

55Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 447-0262 Email dispatchoptimusprimeinc@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 168 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

55 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 58 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.3 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

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 10

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 55-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 55
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’20

Great West’20–’21

Accredited’21–’22

Obsidian’22–’23

Berkley’23–’24

National Union’24–now

2018202020222024now

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 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 55
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 57

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

CA busiest

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

Home base

WHEELING, IL

762 BRANDON PL

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 18 · NM 7 · TX 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4184804 USDOT 4023986 USDOT 4045827 USDOT 4192031 USDOT 4085028Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (37 trucks · 40 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3735644 USDOT 3860472 USDOT 3995148 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3487333 USDOT 3531497 USDOT 3547777 USDOT 4045827

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: 762 BRANDON PL, WHEELING, IL, 60090
Mailing address: 4255 WESTBROOK DR UNIT219, AURORA, IL, 60504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 447-0262
Fax: (847) 447-2187
Email: optimusprimeinc@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Mihail Ninicu
USDOT / docket: 2795405 · MC-933023
First registered: Aug 31, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 3,828,456 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,828,456

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 OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC.

OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2795405) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Aug 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 58 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 55 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2795405, and its motor carrier number is MC-933023.

Is OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC has a 19.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 168 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC operates 55 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC based?

OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WHEELING, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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