Carrier profile · USDOT 85531 · MC-41122 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

25 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 13 statesGREENSBURG, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-41122 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(412) 731-9500

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 54 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 18 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 17.5 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’17 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’94–’98

American Automobile’99–’03

Transguard America’03–’10

Travelers’10–’16

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jan 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Jan 2016	$1M	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Apr 2003 → Feb 2010	$1M	5
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Jun 2003	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1998 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Jun 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

25.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

GREENSBURG, PA

740 STANTON ST

Top corridor

OH ⇄ PA

OH 7 · PA 6 · NC 5

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 2405573 USDOT 3379476 USDOT 154712 USDOT 2628125

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: 740 STANTON ST, GREENSBURG, PA, 15601
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (412) 731-9500
Fax: (412) 271-8670
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Roger D Onufer · John C Onufer Iii
USDOT / docket: 85531 · MC-41122
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2025 · 737,870 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 27, 1987
D-U-N-S: 8781734

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

737,870

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 FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC.

FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC (USDOT 85531) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 4, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 27, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 85531, and its motor carrier number is MC-41122.

Is FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's safety record?

FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).