Carrier profile · USDOT 317494 · MC-209658 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

E C M Transport LLC

486 power unitsavg 4.5 yrMulti-region · 11 statesCHESWICK, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209658 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

486Power units

178 observed · MCS-150

219Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 548-7379 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record9 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 555 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

486 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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43 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 4, 2026.

Safety

240 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 142 vehicle and 240 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.9 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

223 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 23

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 486-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: 486
Inspections · 24 mo: 240
Annualized: ≈120 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving128 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance39 · 28 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance38 · 16 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

North America’92–’96

Continental’00–’04

Protective’05–’24

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2024	$1M	4
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$1M	3
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2000 → Jan 2004	$1M	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Feb 2000	$1M	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Feb 1992 → Feb 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 486
Observed power (24 mo): 178
Trailers (towed): 219

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

39.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

240

OH busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Ohio: 83 inspections
Maryland: 51 inspections
Pennsylvania: 47 inspections
New York: 26 inspections
Indiana: 9 inspections
Michigan: 9 inspections
New Jersey: 8 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

CHESWICK, PA

ONE RICH HILL ROAD

Most inspections: OH

83 inspections

OH 83 · MD 51 · PA 47

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3940288 USDOT 313891 USDOT 53467 USDOT 3077362 USDOT 1113117 USDOT 4459175 USDOT 925129Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (92 trucks · 74 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 76235 USDOT 1074419 USDOT 3532293 USDOT 818175 USDOT 3933875 USDOT 4157058 USDOT 2355875 USDOT 4845209

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ecmtransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2479598

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jaime hamm — 4 carriers: USDOT 125547 USDOT 2237668 USDOT 3605727

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

486

Observed (24 mo)

178

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: ONE RICH HILL ROAD, CHESWICK, PA, 15024
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 548-7379
Fax: (412) 208-2835
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ecmtransport.com

Registration

Officers: Jaime Hamm · Eric Downing
USDOT / docket: 317494 · MC-209658
First registered: Jun 8, 1988
Last MCS-150: Apr 18, 2025 · 33,378,837 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 23, 2002
D-U-N-S: 611478595

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

486

Power units

470

Drivers

470

CDL drivers

33,378,837

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

19 of 142 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

155violation records

24OOS-tagged records

19 of 142inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

590%0 / 59

Brakes

3321%7 / 33

Other vehicle maintenance

2343%10 / 23

Hours of service

170%0 / 17

Lights

1331%4 / 13

Other / unclassified

922%2 / 9

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

8%Nov 24 to May 255 / 59

18%May 25 to Nov 2510 / 57

15%Nov 25 to May 264 / 26

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (30 of 155 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects12
395.24 ELD — record edits / data12
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects6
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.16 Failure to use seat belt2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation1
172.201C-HMSPS Other violation1
172.202A5-HMSPS Other violation1
172.504A-HMPS Other violation1
172.602A-HMER Other violation1
177.817A-HMPSPMC Other violation1
177.817E1-HMHC Other violation1
177.823A-HMTVMCMID Other violation1
177.823A-HMTVMMCNID Other violation1
391.11B4-DEN Driver not qualified1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for E C M TRANSPORT LLC.

E C M TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 317494) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 240 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 142 vehicle-level and 240 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 486 power units and 470 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 18, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 23, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is E C M TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

E C M TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 317494, and its motor carrier number is MC-209658.

Is E C M TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. E C M TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is E C M TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

E C M TRANSPORT LLC has a 13.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 555 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).