Carrier profile · USDOT 1131056 · MC-482708 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC

95 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 5 statesBLAINE, MN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-482708 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

95Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(763) 785-0124 Email dispatchdougm@elitetransportationsys.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

95 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

76 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 76 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 5.5 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

75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 8

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 95-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 95
Inspections · 24 mo: 76
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Federal’04–’07

Progressive Northern’07–’15

Pennsylvania Manuf’18–’20

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jul 2024	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	2
BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	2
BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2020	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	May 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	3
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → May 2015	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Jan 2007	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 95
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

15.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

BLAINE, MN

9113 DAVENPORT ST NE

Top corridor

MN 52 · WI 18 · SD 3

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 3525129 USDOT 4183990 USDOT 4041985 USDOT 460146 USDOT 720627 USDOT 4494506 USDOT 3731128 USDOT 2465479

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@elitetransportationsys.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2465479 USDOT 4248026

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9113 DAVENPORT ST NE, BLAINE, MN, 55449-4312
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (763) 785-0124
Email: dougm@elitetransportationsys.com
Web domain: elitetransportationsys.com

Registration

Officer: Doug Mellum
USDOT / docket: 1131056 · MC-482708
First registered: May 20, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 23, 2025 · 9,000,001 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,000,001

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 ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC.

ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1131056) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 76 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 76 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 95 power units and 95 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 23, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 1131056, and its motor carrier number is MC-482708.

Is ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

ELITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC has a 34.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).