Carrier profile · USDOT 38089 · MC-99408 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC

DBA CDS TRANSPORTATION

6 power unitsavg 13.6 yrRegional · 3 statesLAFLIN, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99408 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 654-6738 Email dispatchckeup@VALLEYDIST.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 15 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.6 yr

Model years 2005–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 46.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’89–’98

Firemens Washington’07–’16

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2022

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Jun 2007 → Jul 2016	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2007	$750K	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$750K	1
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jun 1989 → Jun 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.6 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

14%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

LAFLIN, PA

76 PASSAN DRIVE

Top corridor

PA 3 · NY 1 · NJ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1983626

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@valleydist.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 243538 USDOT 540888

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 76 PASSAN DRIVE, LAFLIN, PA, 18702
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 654-6738
Fax: (570) 654-5108
Email: ckeup@valleydist.com
Web domain: valleydist.com

Registration

Officer: Carol K Keup
USDOT / docket: 38089 · MC-99408
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2024 · 360,756 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 11, 2002
D-U-N-S: 3059847

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

360,756

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 CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC.

CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC (USDOT 38089) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 11, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 38089, and its motor carrier number is MC-99408.

Is CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC's safety record?

CITY DELIVERY SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).