Carrier profile · USDOT 811898 · MC-159094 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC

60 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCHARLESTON, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-159094 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

105Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

196 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 133 vehicle and 196 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 16.1 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

185 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 13

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 196
Annualized: ≈98 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance55 · 30 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving49 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance38 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance9 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’19 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sagamore’99–’04

Sentry Select’04–’09

North River’13–’16

Great West’16–’19

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	3
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2013 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2011	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Nov 2009	$750K	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Oct 2004	$750K	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 105

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

66.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

192

TX busiest

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

Home base

CHARLESTON, MO

201 EAST ELLA ST

Top corridor

TX ⇄ MO

TX 78 · AR 36 · KY 18

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: 14 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 775483 USDOT 3046037 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 937947 USDOT 1175018 USDOT 4448999 USDOT 86820Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (59 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1156825 USDOT 1175018 USDOT 937947 USDOT 558393 USDOT 775483 USDOT 3046037 USDOT 74432 USDOT 4448999

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ftsmo.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1539944 USDOT 3258954

Shares a company officer with other carriers

todd hall — 10 carriers: USDOT 53160 USDOT 1000199 USDOT 1059691 USDOT 1113389 USDOT 1268590 USDOT 1536094 USDOT 1685926 USDOT 3507226

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: 201 EAST ELLA ST, CHARLESTON, MO, 63834
Mailing address: PO BOX 73, CHARLESTON, MO, 63834
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (573) 683-2159
Cell: (573) 683-1299
Fax: (573) 683-4571
Email: rnapier@ftsmo.com
Web domain: ftsmo.com

Registration

Officer: Todd Hall
USDOT / docket: 811898 · MC-159094
First registered: May 24, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 7,787,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 27, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,787,000

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 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC.

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 811898) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 196 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 133 vehicle-level and 196 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 27, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 811898, and its motor carrier number is MC-159094.

Is FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's safety record?

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC has a 29.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 308 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's fleet?

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC operates 60 power units and 56 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC based?

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is based in CHARLESTON, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 811898
MC / Docket: MC-159094
Officer: TODD HALL
Address: 201 EAST ELLA ST
CHARLESTON, MO, 63834

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 27 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

Vehicle OOS 29.3%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

4 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 811898
MC / Docket: MC-159094
Officer: TODD HALL
Address: 201 EAST ELLA ST
CHARLESTON, MO, 63834

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 27 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

Vehicle OOS 29.3%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

4 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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