Carrier profile · USDOT 531374 · MC-278502 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SARS INC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesTUCSON, AZ50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-278502 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

25.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2005 · vPIC

Call dispatch(520) 292-1600 Email dispatchkbauman@sarstransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 33 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’94–’05

State National’07–’10

Hudson’13–’16

United Financial’16–’19

Northland’19–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Nov 2025	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2023	$1M	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2019	$1M	3
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Aug 2016	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2011 → Jan 2013	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Jan 2011	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2007 → Feb 2010	$1M	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$1M	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1994 → Mar 2005	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

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

Home base

TUCSON, AZ

1955 W LUCERO ROAD

Top corridor

AZ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sarstransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3332308

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1955 W LUCERO ROAD, TUCSON, AZ, 85737
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (520) 292-1600
Cell: (520) 247-6983
Fax: (623) 934-4548
Email: kbauman@sarstransport.com
Web domain: sarstransport.com

Registration

Officer: Kent Bauman
USDOT / docket: 531374 · MC-278502
First registered: Jul 26, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2025 · 80,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: 24873114

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,000

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 SARS INC.

SARS INC (USDOT 531374) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 23, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SARS INC's USDOT number?

SARS INC's USDOT number is 531374, and its motor carrier number is MC-278502.

Is SARS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SARS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SARS INC's safety record?

SARS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.