Carrier profile · USDOT 4037524 · MC-1527021 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Gotcha Transport LLC

121 power unitsavg 4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesDES MOINES, IA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1527021 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

121Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 441-0124 Email dispatchgotchafoods50@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

121 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 56.3 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 121-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 121
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’23–’24

Berkshire Hathaway’24–’25

Geico Marine’25–’26

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Apr 2026	$300K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Mar 2024 → Feb 2025	$300K	6
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Apr 2024	$300K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 121
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

93.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

DES MOINES, IA

2501 GRAND AVE STE 105

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IA

TN 6 · MI 3 · NM 2

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: 21 trucks also ran under 20 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2575336 USDOT 3509524 USDOT 4003402 USDOT 3336992 USDOT 3984536 USDOT 2043079 USDOT 3701508 USDOT 3439293Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3558718 USDOT 3696164 USDOT 4012526 USDOT 4309371 USDOT 4405398 USDOT 21800 USDOT 2298785 USDOT 3439293

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

121

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2501 GRAND AVE STE 105, DES MOINES, IA, 50312
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 441-0124
Email: gotchafoods50@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Diazra Rankins
USDOT / docket: 4037524 · MC-1527021
First registered: Mar 2, 2023
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 5,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 118948119

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

121

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

5,000,000

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 GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC.

GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4037524) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 121 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4037524, and its motor carrier number is MC-1527021.

Is GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC operates 121 power units and 150 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC based?

GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC is based in DES MOINES, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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