Carrier profile · USDOT 2904618 · MC-977689 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

ETHIO TRANSPORT INC

DBA ETHIO TRANSPORT

4 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 7 statesDALLAS, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-977689 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 912-8554 Email dispatchchechebook@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 28, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 15 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2005–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 20.8 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

A-one Commercial’16–’17

Wesco’18–’20

United Specialty’20–’21

Great West’21–’22

Progressive County’22–’24

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Jul 2016 → Oct 2017	$750K	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

DALLAS, TX

2935 SAINT BERNARD DR

Top corridor

TX 2 · MS 2 · LA 1

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 3093602 USDOT 3513057

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: 2935 SAINT BERNARD DR, DALLAS, TX, 75233
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 912-8554
Email: chechebook@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Shimals Hayro · Shimals Hayro
USDOT / docket: 2904618 · MC-977689
First registered: Jun 29, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2025 · 281,921 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

281,921

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 ETHIO TRANSPORT INC.

ETHIO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2904618) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 28, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 28, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 28, 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 28, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ETHIO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

ETHIO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2904618, and its motor carrier number is MC-977689.

Is ETHIO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 28, 2026, ETHIO TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ETHIO TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

ETHIO TRANSPORT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).