Carrier profile · USDOT 292920 · MC-184817 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Grand Rapids Transport Inc

43 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 23 statesJENISON, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184817 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

43Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 669-8822 Email dispatchdave@grandrapidstransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

43 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 13.7 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 7

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 43-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 43
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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$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 ’14 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Firemans Fund’99–’03

Discover Property’08–’14

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Mar 2014

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2014	$750K	6
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	3
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2003	$750K	3
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1999 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Feb 1999	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1993 → Feb 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 43
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

38.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

JENISON, MI

2278 PORT SHELDON STREET

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MI

SD 8 · MT 6 · IN 5

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3509004Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3149864 USDOT 3509004 USDOT 967640

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2278 PORT SHELDON STREET, JENISON, MI, 49428
Mailing address: PO BOX D, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 669-8822
Fax: (616) 669-9193
Email: dave@grandrapidstransport.com
Web domain: grandrapidstransport.com

Registration

Officer: David Fedewa
USDOT / docket: 292920 · MC-184817
First registered: May 20, 1987
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 3,925,452 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 14, 2003
D-U-N-S: 175592427

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,925,452

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 GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC.

GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 292920) 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 THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Mar 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 43 power units and 43 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 14, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 292920, and its motor carrier number is MC-184817.

Is GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

GRAND RAPIDS TRANSPORT INC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 109 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).