Carrier profile · USDOT 540203 · MC-269071 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Advance Transport Inc

8 power unitsavg 3.7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesADVANCE, MO100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269071 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.7Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 722-3464 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 53 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.7 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

25 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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15 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 28, 2026.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 21.1%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 — 19 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 26.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving15 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’97–’01

Occidental Fire’01–’08

Northland’08–’13

National’13–’21

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Mar 1995	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 1993 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 7 inspections
New Mexico: 6 inspections
Maryland: 4 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

ADVANCE, MO

604 DAVID STREET

Most inspections: CA

7 inspections

CA 7 · NM 6 · MD 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4200789Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1614362 USDOT 4200789 USDOT 4254637 USDOT 4369437 USDOT 2317388 USDOT 3197835 USDOT 3621801 USDOT 4273006

Shares a company officer with other carriers

wilma watts — 2 carriers: USDOT 602964

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 604 DAVID STREET, ADVANCE, MO, 63730
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 722-3464
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Wilma Watts · James Watts
USDOT / docket: 540203 · MC-269071
First registered: Oct 21, 1993
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2026 · 824,745 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

824,745

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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21%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

23violation records

5OOS-tagged records

4 of 19inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

850%4 / 8

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Unsafe driving

617%1 / 6

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 6

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

38%May 26 to Nov 263 / 8

Top 3 codes (6 of 23 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC.

ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 540203) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 19, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 540203, and its motor carrier number is MC-269071.

Is ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 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).