Carrier profile · USDOT 3238894 · MC-1016924 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

GT MONTEREY LLC

DBA (1) GROOME TRANSPORTATION (2) MAIN EVENT TRANSPORTATION

0 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 1 statesMONTEREY, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1016924 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 222-7226 Email dispatchcompliance@groometrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 37 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.0%

▼ 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-mo8.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2015–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 13.1 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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.

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
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.89 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Axis Surplus’19–’22

Zurich American’19–’26

Axis Surplus’22–’26

2019202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2026 → Mar 2026	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2026 → Apr 2026	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2026 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2022	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Mar 2019	$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): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

29.4%

VINs decoded

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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

CA busiest

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

Home base

MONTEREY, CA

5 JUSTIN COURT

Top corridor

CA 30

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@groometrans.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 121026 USDOT 725122 USDOT 825084 USDOT 924765 USDOT 1124785 USDOT 1824107 USDOT 2393825 USDOT 3152386

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5 JUSTIN COURT, MONTEREY, CA, 93940
Mailing address: 2201 WEST BROAD ST SUITE 105, RICHMOND, VA, 23220
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (804) 222-7226
Fax: (804) 222-2264
Email: compliance@groometrans.com
Web domain: groometrans.com

Registration

Officers: Brad M Hungate · Judy Lin Bristow
USDOT / docket: 3238894 · MC-1016924
First registered: Jan 29, 2019
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2025 · 1,478,817 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,478,817

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 GT MONTEREY LLC.

GT MONTEREY LLC (USDOT 3238894) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 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 Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GT MONTEREY LLC's USDOT number?

GT MONTEREY LLC's USDOT number is 3238894, and its motor carrier number is MC-1016924.

Is GT MONTEREY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, GT MONTEREY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GT MONTEREY LLC's safety record?

GT MONTEREY LLC has a 8.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).