Carrier profile · USDOT 3066164 · MC-58203 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC

10 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 25 statesLIBERTYVILLE, IL68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-58203 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

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

Established 9 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 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

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.8% · 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 3.5 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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 Driving80 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance44 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 16 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Continental’19–’20

Knightbrook’20–’21

Artisan Truckers’22–’23

State National’23–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–’26

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$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): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

70.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

LIBERTYVILLE, IL

1930 INNOVATION WAY SUITE 130

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 4 · WA 4 · TX 4

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: 16 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4093379 USDOT 4563970 USDOT 4331053 USDOT 3990693Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (95 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3055347 USDOT 3455789 USDOT 4331053 USDOT 4093379 USDOT 3934485 USDOT 4563970 USDOT 2861805 USDOT 3625172

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1930 INNOVATION WAY SUITE 130, LIBERTYVILLE, IL, 60048
Mailing address: PO BOX 929, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, IL, 60070
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (872) 222-2324
Email: dronetransportationinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Eduard Caldarii · Eduard Caldarii
USDOT / docket: 3066164 · MC-58203
First registered: Nov 6, 2017
Last MCS-150: Nov 10, 2025 · 13,819,214 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 23, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

13,819,214

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 DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC.

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3066164) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 23, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3066164, and its motor carrier number is MC-58203.

Is DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 41.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 177 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC based?

DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in LIBERTYVILLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(872) 222-2324 Email dispatchDRONETRANSPORTATIONinc@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3066164
MC / Docket: MC-58203
Officer: EDUARD CALDARII
Address: 1930 INNOVATION WAY SUITE 130
LIBERTYVILLE, IL, 60048

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 41.9%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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