Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC safe to load? M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (USDOT 656149, MC-308326) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in NORTHLAKE, IL, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 656149, and its motor carrier number is MC-308326.
As of 2026-06-13, M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is based in NORTHLAKE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Sep 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2017 → Mar 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2016 → Jun 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC | Jun 2015 → Jun 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2012 → Jun 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2010 → Jun 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2008 → Jun 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2005 → Aug 2008 | $750k | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2004 → Oct 2005 | $750k | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2002 → Aug 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2001 → Aug 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Aug 1999 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1998 → Aug 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1997 → Aug 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1996 → Aug 1997 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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