Carrier profile · USDOT 2823264 · MC-941809 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC

39 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 35 statesWATERLOO, IA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-941809 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

39Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 274-9909 Email dispatchEMIN@EMCOTRANS.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 average37.5% 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

37.5

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

37.5

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 56 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 11.3 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

111 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Apr '25 · 12

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 39-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 39
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving73 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 21 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Grinnell Reinsurance’16–’19

Integrity’19–’21

West Bend’21–’25

Canal’25–’26

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2021 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2015	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 39
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

50%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

114

IA busiest

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

371 NEVADA STREET

Top corridor

IA 13 · TN 12 · MO 10

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4145152 USDOT 4358780 USDOT 3303425 USDOT 3646725 USDOT 2790997 USDOT 3793459Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (40 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 53467 USDOT 2864993 USDOT 3887374 USDOT 3428318 USDOT 3646725 USDOT 911890 USDOT 3145507 USDOT 2171602

Shares a company officer with other carriers

emin puric — 2 carriers: USDOT 3842172

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: 371 NEVADA STREET, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Mailing address: 874 LYNKAYLEE DRIVE, WATERLOO, IA, 50701
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (319) 274-9909
Cell: (319) 830-2183
Fax: (319) 883-3005
Email: emin@emcotrans.com
Web domain: emcotrans.com

Registration

Officer: Emin Puric
USDOT / docket: 2823264 · MC-941809
First registered: Nov 4, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 4,874,502 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 13, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,874,502

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 EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC.

EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2823264) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 56 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 39 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 13, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2823264, and its motor carrier number is MC-941809.

Is EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

EMCO TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 193 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).