Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
140 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 348508 · MC-218253
SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC
140 power unitsavg 11.7 yrNational · 26 statesPORT ALLEN, LA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-218253 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
140Power units
109 observed · MCS-150
105Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
11.7Avg age (yr)
1997–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-21
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average
Watch · 2
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo25.725.7 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal99
8 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
11.7 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC safe to work with?
Is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC safe to load? SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 348508, MC-218253) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in PORT ALLEN, LA, operating 140 power units and 140 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 291 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 25.7% (above the 22.26% national average), with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it review before loading (81/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-21.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-21
STSAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 81
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Safety
291 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 25.7% (24-mo)183 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.0% (24-mo)206 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 140-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 140
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 207
- Annualized
- ≈104 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance110 · 22 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance56 · 15 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving43
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance30 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 14 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance27 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 16 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 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
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$5M BIPD · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+25 earlier
National Union · 10–14
Lexington · 14–16
Hallmark Specialty · 16–18
Plaza · 16–18
Guideone · 19–22
Guideone · 19–22
20032026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
31 insurer eras · collapsed from 43 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2025 → May 2026 | $5M | 2 |
| ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jul 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jun 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | Jun 2024 → Jun 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2023 → Jul 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2023 → Jun 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | Jun 2023 → Jun 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2023 → Jul 2023 | $5M | 2 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 | $5M | 2 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2020 → Jun 2021 | $5M | 1 |
| GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Jun 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $5M | 1 |
| GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Jul 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $5M | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2018 → Jun 2019 | $5M | 1 |
| GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2018 → Jun 2019 | $5M | 2 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2016 → Jun 2018 | $5M | 3 |
| HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2016 → Jun 2018 | $5M | 1 |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2014 → Jun 2016 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jun 2010 → Jun 2014 | $5M | 5 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2009 → Jul 2010 | $5M | 2 |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2009 → Jul 2014 | $5M | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Aug 2009 | $5M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 140
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 109
- Trailers (towed)
- 105
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusNational
revealedStates observed2525
US statesInspections · 24 mo206206
TX busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PORT ALLEN, LA
Top corridor
TX ⇄ LA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 6 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 680185USDOT 693903USDOT 3095943USDOT 2166864USDOT 36647USDOT 4221957USDOT 2419991Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (43 trucks · 30 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1083375USDOT 1609544USDOT 1061388USDOT 4221957USDOT 541564USDOT 1895894USDOT 610377USDOT 2166864
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)140140
Observed (24 mo)109109
Shared w/ other carriers4444
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3499 I-10 FRONTAGE RD SUITE A, PORT ALLEN, LA, 70767
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 147, PORT ALLEN, LA, 70767
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (225) 387-6623
- Fax
- (225) 424-6269
- Web domain
- safewaytransportation.net
Registration
- Officer
- Greg Stewart
- USDOT / docket
- 348508 · MC-218253
- First registered
- 03/29/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 04/16/2026 · 7,895,340 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 06/16/2014
- D-U-N-S
- 557388915
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?
SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 348508, and its motor carrier number is MC-218253.
Is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-21, SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?
SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 25.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 291 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).
How big is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?
SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 140 power units and 140 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC based?
SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in PORT ALLEN, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.