Carrier profile · USDOT 288676 · MC-230595 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Northeast Transport Inc

36 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 24 statesWALDOBORO, ME88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-230595 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 832-7300 Email dispatchchris@northeasttransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 110 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 17.7 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

66 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 7

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 36-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’93–’96

Phoenix’97–’11

Northland’14–’18

Sentry Select’20–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	2
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Oct 1997 → Oct 2011	$750K	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Nov 1997	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

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

Home base

WALDOBORO, ME

3200 ATLANTIC HWY

Top corridor

ME 23 · NY 12 · MA 5

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 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2419517 USDOT 4273731 USDOT 146060 USDOT 3585808 USDOT 1212831 USDOT 4031750Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2419517 USDOT 4273731 USDOT 3229890 USDOT 3585808 USDOT 3235896 USDOT 892817 USDOT 1212831 USDOT 74288

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: 3200 ATLANTIC HWY, WALDOBORO, ME, 04572-6028
Mailing address: 3200 ATLANTIC HIGHWAY, WALDOBORO, ME, 04572-6028
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 832-7300
Cell: (207) 832-1661
Fax: (207) 832-5834
Email: chris@northeasttransport.com
Web domain: northeasttransport.com

Registration

Officers: Richard Hughes · Chris Fierro
USDOT / docket: 288676 · MC-230595
First registered: Mar 13, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jun 25, 2026 · 3,731,691 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 30, 2001
D-U-N-S: 185974342

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,731,691

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 NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC.

NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 288676) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 30, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 288676, and its motor carrier number is MC-230595.

Is NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 110 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).