Carrier profile · USDOT 1511455 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT

DBA MATBUS

0 power unitsFARGO, ND50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(701) 476-5940 Email dispatchjmsmith@MATBUS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 20 yearsNo BASIC safety alertsReincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked

Watch · 2

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

20 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

FARGO, ND

650 23RD ST N

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1511455. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1511455.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jordan smith — 15 carriers: USDOT 711584 USDOT 1122560 USDOT 1798970 USDOT 2490263 USDOT 2490590 USDOT 3219951 USDOT 3300775 USDOT 3830765

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 650 23RD ST N, FARGO, ND, 58102
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 476-5940
Cell: (701) 730-5706
Fax: (701) 241-8558
Email: jmsmith@matbus.com
Web domain: matbus.com

Registration

Officers: Jordan Smith · Julie Bommelman
USDOT / docket: 1511455
First registered: Jun 7, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2025 · 640 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 85357507

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

640

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 FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT.

FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT (USDOT 1511455) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available 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.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 81 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT's USDOT number?

FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT's USDOT number is 1511455.

Is FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT is active in the FMCSA register.

What is FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT's safety record?

FARGO MOORHEAD METRO AREA TRANSIT has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.