Carrier profile · USDOT 648101 · MC-305957 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC

4 power unitsavg 9.3 yrLocal · 2 statesLODI, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-305957 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 369-7313 Email dispatchaccounting@chappelltransport.com

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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 fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2014–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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.

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving12 · 1 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 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: 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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Legion’98–’03

Lincoln General’03–’08

Williamsburg National’13–’16

Hudson’16–’22

United Financial’22–’25

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2010	$750K	3
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2008	$750K	7
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 1997 → Jun 1998	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

LODI, CA

829 S SCHOOL ST

Top corridor

CA 10 · NV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 3580023Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3580023 USDOT 3061085

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 829 S SCHOOL ST, LODI, CA, 95240-4705
Mailing address: P O BOX 2537, LODI, CA, 95241-1352
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (209) 369-7313
Cell: (209) 607-9115
Fax: (209) 366-1352
Email: accounting@chappelltransport.com
Web domain: chappelltransport.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Chappell · Scott Chappell
USDOT / docket: 648101 · MC-305957
First registered: Jun 28, 1996
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2025 · 247,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

247,000

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 CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC.

CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 648101) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 648101, and its motor carrier number is MC-305957.

Is CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CHAPPELL TRANSPORT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).