Carrier profile · USDOT 84941 · MC-142513 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Birk Transfer Inc

25 power unitsavg 13.9 yrRegional · 7 statesJOHNSTOWN, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142513 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 322-1515 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.57% on 7 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 26, 2025.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 7 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 1.5 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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.

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 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Sentry Select’94–’25

1994200220102018now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → Apr 2025	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

67.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 17 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections

Home base

JOHNSTOWN, PA

360 WHEATLAND AVENUE

Most inspections: PA

17 inspections

PA 17 · OH 2 · IN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3955132 USDOT 4172778 USDOT 41208 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1609137 USDOT 4140125 USDOT 2365308 USDOT 113693

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 360 WHEATLAND AVENUE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15909
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (814) 322-1515
Fax: (814) 322-3179
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Ellen M Witten · Larry W Birk
USDOT / docket: 84941 · MC-142513
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 19, 2025 · 2,197,131 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 7, 1989
D-U-N-S: 4354387

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,197,131

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 7 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

58violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 7inspections 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

290%0 / 29

Other vehicle maintenance

1421%3 / 14

Lights

90%0 / 9

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

25%May 25 to Nov 251 / 4

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (19 of 58 records)

392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection5

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392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLIT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.24C-L Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BIRK TRANSFER INC.

BIRK TRANSFER INC (USDOT 84941) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 19, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 7, 1989 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIRK TRANSFER INC's USDOT number?

BIRK TRANSFER INC's USDOT number is 84941, and its motor carrier number is MC-142513.

Is BIRK TRANSFER INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. BIRK TRANSFER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIRK TRANSFER INC's safety record?

BIRK TRANSFER INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).