Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
143 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3986957 · MC-1494528
SOLE TRANSPORT LC
DBA SOLAR TRANSPORT COMPANY
143 power unitsDES MOINES, IA
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1494528 INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
143Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
USDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 143 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority33 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SOLE TRANSPORT LC safe to work with?
Is SOLE TRANSPORT LC safe to load? SOLE TRANSPORT LC (USDOT 3986957, MC-1494528) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in DES MOINES, IA, operating 143 power units and 200 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
STSOLE TRANSPORT LC 50
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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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 143
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DES MOINES, IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@solartransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 231451
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christian stanley — 2 carriers: USDOT 4410395
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1459 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50309
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (800) 397-3015
- Cell
- (586) 522-9118
- Fax
- (515) 457-0151
- Web domain
- solartransport.com
Registration
- Officer
- Christian Stanley
- USDOT / docket
- 3986957 · MC-1494528
- First registered
- 11/17/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 11/18/2022 · 8,043,135 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is SOLE TRANSPORT LC's USDOT number?
SOLE TRANSPORT LC's USDOT number is 3986957, and its motor carrier number is MC-1494528.
Is SOLE TRANSPORT LC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SOLE TRANSPORT LC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SOLE TRANSPORT LC's fleet?
SOLE TRANSPORT LC operates 143 power units and 200 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SOLE TRANSPORT LC based?
SOLE TRANSPORT LC is based in DES MOINES, IA.