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Carrier profile · USDOT 3989751 · MC-1496367 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC

1 power unitsLocal · 1 statesSAFFORD, AZ

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1496367 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

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Carrier verification summary for GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3989751) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 2 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Maintenance1 · 1 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 / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Upland Specialty’23–’24

Concert Specialty’23–’24

At Lloyds’23–’24

United Specialty’24–’25

Concert Specialty’24–’26

United Specialty’25–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$5M	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$5M	1
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$5M	1

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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): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

AZ busiest

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

Home base

SAFFORD, AZ

3041 S APRICOT LOOP

Top corridor

AZ 2

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3041 S APRICOT LOOP, SAFFORD, AZ, 85546
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (805) 689-9928
Email: grumpybeartransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Michael James Weise
USDOT / docket: 3989751 · MC-1496367
First registered: Nov 23, 2022
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 82,686 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

82,686

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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Frequently asked

What is GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3989751, and its motor carrier number is MC-1496367.

Is GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC based?

GRUMPY BEAR TRANSPORT LLC is based in SAFFORD, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(805) 689-9928 Email dispatchGRUMPYBEARTRANSPORT@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3989751
MC / Docket: MC-1496367
Officer: MICHAEL JAMES WEISE
Address: 3041 S APRICOT LOOP
SAFFORD, AZ, 85546

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 3 yr continuous

$4M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(805) 689-9928 Email dispatchGRUMPYBEARTRANSPORT@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3989751
MC / Docket: MC-1496367
Officer: MICHAEL JAMES WEISE
Address: 3041 S APRICOT LOOP
SAFFORD, AZ, 85546

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 3 yr continuous

$4M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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