Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 07/18/2026.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 07/18/2026.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 07/18/2026.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 07/18/2026.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 07/18/2026.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 03/11/2025.
POP TRANS INC (USDOT 3160714) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 07/18/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.7 yr
Model years 2008–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
POP TRANS INC's USDOT number is 3160714, and its motor carrier number is MC-110986.
As of 2026-07-18, POP TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
POP TRANS INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
POP TRANS INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
POP TRANS INC is based in AURORA, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.
Comparable carriers around Aurora and across Illinois
50 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Dec 2023
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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