Carrier profile · USDOT 1734440 · MC-916154 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA EASTERN TRANSPORTATION

8 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 3 statesASHLAND, VA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-916154 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 358-9000 Email dispatchjlaw@jrpenergy.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 30 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

7.7

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

7.7

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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 peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2015–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%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 — 13 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 8.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

16 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Agribusiness’15–’16

Philadelphia’16–’18

Guideone’19–’24

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$1M	1
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$1M	4
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → Oct 2016	$1M	2

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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): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

24%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

ASHLAND, VA

10487 LAKERIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 100

Top corridor

NC ⇄ VA

NC 7 · MD 5 · VA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 4401073 USDOT 500579 USDOT 332295

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jrpenergy.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 536632 USDOT 3350718

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: 10487 LAKERIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 100, ASHLAND, VA, 23005
Mailing address: 10487 LAKERIDGE PKWY SUITE 100, ASHLAND, VA, 23005
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (804) 358-9000
Fax: (804) 359-6307
Email: jlaw@jrpenergy.com
Web domain: jrpenergy.com

Registration

Officer: Lloyd Little
USDOT / docket: 1734440 · MC-916154
First registered: Feb 4, 2008
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 444,102 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 20, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

444,102

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 EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC.

EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1734440) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 20, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1734440, and its motor carrier number is MC-916154.

Is EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-21, EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).