Carrier profile · USDOT 628500 · MC-299300 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DAVIS TRANSPORT INC

8 power unitsSEDALIA, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-299300 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(740) 874-3462 Email dispatchAkarcher@ralaw.com,shirley.d@davistransportinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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)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 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’02–’08

Cincinnati’09–’13

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2019

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Apr 2000	$750K	2
CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHIO	Mar 1998 → Mar 1999	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Mar 1998	$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): 8
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SEDALIA, OH

228 STATE ROUTE 323

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shirley davis — 5 carriers: USDOT 371512 USDOT 509371 USDOT 2170977 USDOT 2644385

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 228 STATE ROUTE 323, SEDALIA, OH, 43151
Mailing address: PO BOX 47, SEDALIA, OH, 43151
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (740) 874-3462
Email: akarcher@ralaw.com,shirley.d@davistransportinc.com
Web domain: ralaw.com,shirley.d

Registration

Officer: Shirley Davis
USDOT / docket: 628500 · MC-299300
First registered: Jan 29, 1996
Last MCS-150: Oct 10, 2024 · 269,169 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 30, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

269,169

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 DAVIS TRANSPORT INC.

DAVIS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 628500) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 8 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 30, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVIS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

DAVIS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 628500, and its motor carrier number is MC-299300.

Is DAVIS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DAVIS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

DAVIS TRANSPORT INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.