Carrier profile · USDOT 679952 · MC-316246 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Advantage Transportation Inc

DBA ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

54 power unitsavg 6.3 yrNational · 29 statesSALT LAKE CITY, UT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-316246 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

54Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

43Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 215 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

54 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

63 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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39 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 15, 2026.

Safety

109 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 19.6%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 — 46 vehicle and 109 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 3.2 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

105 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 10

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 54-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 54
Inspections · 24 mo: 109
Annualized: ≈55 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving66 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 12 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’19 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’93–’07

Sentry Select’15–’19

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2019	$1M	2
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$1M	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2010	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Aug 2007	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 54
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 43

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

88.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

109

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 21 inspections
Utah: 19 inspections
Nevada: 14 inspections
Colorado: 5 inspections
Nebraska: 5 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
New York: 4 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
Washington: 4 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

4524 W 1980 S

Most inspections: CA

21 inspections

CA 21 · UT 19 · NV 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3717413 USDOT 3761518 USDOT 4029912 USDOT 4143263 USDOT 4201828 USDOT 120195 USDOT 330295 USDOT 2318392

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4524 W 1980 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (801) 746-5357
Fax: (801) 886-3196
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: advantagetran.com

Registration

Officers: Aaron L Parker · Derek Roberts
USDOT / docket: 679952 · MC-316246
First registered: Mar 10, 1997
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 4,491,899 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 29, 2004
D-U-N-S: 173238981

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,491,899

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 46 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

87violation records

9OOS-tagged records

9 of 46inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

360%0 / 36

Hours of service

210%0 / 21

Other vehicle maintenance

1650%8 / 16

Brakes

1010%1 / 10

Lights

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 254 / 10

14%May 25 to Nov 252 / 14

14%Nov 25 to May 262 / 14

13%May 26 to Nov 261 / 8

Top 3 codes (22 of 87 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data11
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer5

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer2
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25A-L Lighting device requirements1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC.

ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 679952) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 109 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 109 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 54 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 29, 2004 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 679952, and its motor carrier number is MC-316246.

Is ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 19.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 215 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 54 power units and 39 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC based?

ADVANTAGE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(801) 746-5357 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 679952
MC / Docket: MC-316246
Officer: AARON L PARKER
Address: 4524 W 1980 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84104

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 29 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2019

Vehicle OOS 19.6%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

2 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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