Carrier profile · USDOT 694199 · MC-321820 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC

DBA ETS AIRPORT SHUTTLE

0 power unitsavg 5.1 yrLocal · 1 statesHEMPSTEAD, NY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321820 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2016–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(917) 604-6513 Email dispatchcollettes@etsairportshuttle.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 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 22 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 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

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2016–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.9%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 — 17 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.5 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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.

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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA · since May 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2025 → May 2026	$1.5M	7
GLOBAL LIBERTY INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK	Jul 2021 → Mar 2022	$1.5M	1
PARK INSURANCE CO	Jun 2020 → Jul 2021	$1.5M	2
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Jun 2020	$1.5M	7
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Aug 2014	$1.5M	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Feb 2013	$1.5M	1
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Mar 2013	$1.5M	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$1.5M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Jan 2012	$1.5M	2
CAPITAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1997 → Sep 1997	$1.5M	2
U. S. UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1997 → May 1998	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

7.1%

VINs decoded

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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

NY busiest

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

Home base

HEMPSTEAD, NY

65 ROBINWOOD AVENUE

Top corridor

NY 19

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4090679 USDOT 1954980 USDOT 4030411 USDOT 3430538

Shares a company officer with other carriers

collette stephens — 2 carriers: USDOT 3960101

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 65 ROBINWOOD AVENUE, HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11550
Mailing address: 253 RALPHAVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (917) 604-6513
Email: collettes@etsairportshuttle.net
Web domain: etsairportshuttle.net

Registration

Officers: Dave Forbes · Collette Stephens
USDOT / docket: 694199 · MC-321820
First registered: Jun 16, 1997
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2025 · 459,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

459,000

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 ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC.

ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 694199) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA effective May 25, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 19 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 694199, and its motor carrier number is MC-321820.

Is ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's safety record?

ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 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).