Carrier profile · USDOT 149776 · MC-36517 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

DANA TRANSPORT INC

DBA DANA TRANSPORT

500 power unitsavg 11.1 yrNational · 41 statesAVENEL, NJ88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-36517 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

500Power units

401 observed · MCS-150

466Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 750-9100 Email dispatchtdecinque@danacompanies.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record11 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1007 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

500 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

645 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 521 vehicle and 645 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.2% · 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 5.7 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

618 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 47

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 500-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 500
Inspections · 24 mo: 645
Annualized: ≈323 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

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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$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’09–’12

Axis Surplus’12–’19

Great West’12–’19

Axis Surplus’22–’24

Gemini’23–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 31 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · SOUTH SHORE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Jul 2025

All 31 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2024 → Jul 2025	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
SOUTH SHORE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Feb 2023 → Aug 2024	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$5M	3
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Sep 2023	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$5M	3
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Oct 2022	$5M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$5M	4
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2021 → Feb 2023	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$5M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Sep 2020	$5M	3
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$5M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$5M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2019	$5M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2019	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2012	$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): 500
Observed power (24 mo): 401
Trailers (towed): 466

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 41 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

637

TX busiest

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

Home base

AVENEL, NJ

210 ESSEX AVENUE EAST

Top corridor

TX ⇄ NJ

TX 86 · OH 38 · GA 35

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: 50 trucks also ran under 18 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 38111 USDOT 326390 USDOT 1492683 USDOT 226673 USDOT 610377 USDOT 138986 USDOT 3235809 USDOT 753551Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 63 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 326390 USDOT 1492683 USDOT 1744355 USDOT 3659394 USDOT 2259590 USDOT 3408478 USDOT 237298

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

500

Observed (24 mo)

401

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 210 ESSEX AVENUE EAST, AVENEL, NJ, 07001
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (732) 750-9100
Fax: (732) 634-3493
Email: tdecinque@danacompanies.com
Web domain: danacompanies.com

Registration

USDOT / docket: 149776 · MC-36517
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2025 · 33,673,020 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2025
D-U-N-S: 63137640

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

500

Power units

497

Drivers

497

CDL drivers

33,673,020

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 DANA TRANSPORT INC.

DANA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 149776) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from SOUTH SHORE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Jul 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 645 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 521 vehicle-level and 645 driver-level — across 41 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 11 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 500 power units and 497 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DANA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

DANA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 149776, and its motor carrier number is MC-36517.

Is DANA TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, DANA TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DANA TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

DANA TRANSPORT INC has a 19.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,007 roadside inspections, with 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).