Carrier profile · USDOT 286764 · MC-186800 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC

85 power unitsavg 6.6 yrMulti-region · 15 statesAKRON, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-186800 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

85Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 627-6055 Email dispatchsafety@generaltrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 159 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

85 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

93 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.6%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 — 48 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 8.5 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

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 85-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 85
Inspections · 24 mo: 93
Annualized: ≈47 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’94–’00

Harco National’02–’07

National Interstate’09–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Mar 2024	$1M	4
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$1M	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$1M	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2007	$1M	3
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 2000	$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): 85
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

28.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 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

AKRON, OH

1100 JENKINS BLVD

Top corridor

OH 42 · TX 7 · IN 6

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.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282451 USDOT 600140 USDOT 1869532 USDOT 264184 USDOT 4169655 USDOT 80806 USDOT 3985108 USDOT 3962006

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: 1100 JENKINS BLVD, AKRON, OH, 44306-3754
Mailing address: PO BOX 7727, AKRON, OH, 44306-0727
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 627-6055
Email: safety@generaltrans.com
Web domain: generaltrans.com

Registration

Officer: Joe Ostowske
USDOT / docket: 286764 · MC-186800
First registered: Feb 4, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 5,391,856 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 5, 2014
D-U-N-S: 803864560

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,391,856

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 286764) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 85 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 5, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GENERAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

GENERAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 286764, and its motor carrier number is MC-186800.

Is GENERAL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 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 14.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 159 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).