Carrier profile · USDOT 2876280 · MC-965234 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Summa Logistics Inc

41 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 20 statesBURLINGTON, IA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-965234 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

41Power units

71 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 500-1115 Email dispatchsafety@summalogistics.us

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

41 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

135 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 135 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 7.7 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

134 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 13

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 41
Inspections · 24 mo: 135
Annualized: ≈68 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 16 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

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

Arbella Protection’16–’19

County Hall’19–’20

National Continental’20–’22

Knight Specialty’23–’24

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2022 → May 2023	$750K	4
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Nov 2019	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 41
Observed power (24 mo): 71
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

82.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

134

IN busiest

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

Home base

BURLINGTON, IA

812 WASHINGTON ST STE 102

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IA

IN 30 · IL 20 · KY 17

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: 61 trucks also ran under 48 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2542200 USDOT 3027184 USDOT 3826798 USDOT 3909155 USDOT 2971334 USDOT 3042228 USDOT 3067765 USDOT 3350642Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 76 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2564216 USDOT 3069734 USDOT 3141768 USDOT 3641137 USDOT 3803863 USDOT 2590203 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3042228

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 812 WASHINGTON ST STE 102, BURLINGTON, IA, 52601
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 500-1115
Email: safety@summalogistics.us
Web domain: summalogistics.us

Registration

Officer: Marko Jovanovic
USDOT / docket: 2876280 · MC-965234
First registered: Apr 11, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 5,741,113 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,741,113

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jun 20, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 20, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 12, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUMMA LOGISTICS INC.

SUMMA LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2876280) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 135 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 135 driver-level — across 20 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 41 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SUMMA LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

SUMMA LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2876280, and its motor carrier number is MC-965234.

Is SUMMA LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SUMMA LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

SUMMA LOGISTICS INC has a 40.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 170 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is SUMMA LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

SUMMA LOGISTICS INC operates 41 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUMMA LOGISTICS INC based?

SUMMA LOGISTICS INC is based in BURLINGTON, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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