Carrier profile · USDOT 242951 · MC-163155 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC

DBA GENERAL TRANSPORT

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesLAKEVILLE, MN82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-163155 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(952) 985-5500 Email dispatchgeneraltransport@eilensonstrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 16, 2026

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

Insurance on fileEstablished 42 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 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

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’08 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’92–now

1992200120102019now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2008

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

LAKEVILLE, MN

21790 HAMBURG AVENUE

Top corridor

MN 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 311418

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@eilensonstrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 311418 USDOT 488300

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: 21790 HAMBURG AVENUE, LAKEVILLE, MN, 55044
Mailing address: PO BOX 951, LAKEVILLE, MN, 55044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (952) 985-5500
Fax: (952) 985-5588
Email: generaltransport@eilensonstrucking.com
Web domain: eilensonstrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Thomas H Eilen
USDOT / docket: 242951 · MC-163155
First registered: Feb 23, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2025 · 110,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 24, 1989
D-U-N-S: 625179213

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

110,000

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 GENERAL TRANSPORT INC.

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 242951) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 13, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 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 Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 24, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GENERAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 242951, and its motor carrier number is MC-163155.

Is GENERAL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, GENERAL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GENERAL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).