Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 369105 · MC-223455
PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC
2 power unitsMARSEILLES, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-223455 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 369105, MC-223455) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in MARSEILLES, IL, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PTPRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC 88
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Active
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
United States · 89–90
19891990
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.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MARSEILLES, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@prairietrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3344350
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert smith — 204 carriers: USDOT 53204USDOT 98442USDOT 292946USDOT 371759USDOT 373906USDOT 458926USDOT 461932USDOT 491059
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2898 E 24TH RD, MARSEILLES, IL, 61350
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (815) 433-2996
- Cell
- (815) 674-9950
- Web domain
- prairietrans.com
Registration
- Officer
- Robert Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 369105 · MC-223455
- First registered
- 10/06/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 05/11/2026 · 10 mi (2026)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 556061349
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 369105, and its motor carrier number is MC-223455.
Is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC based?
PRAIRIE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in MARSEILLES, IL.