Carrier profile · USDOT 426344 · MC-200276 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC

16 power unitsavg 15.3 yrMulti-region · 15 statesNEW HOPE, MN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-200276 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(612) 521-7357 Email dispatchpete@innovativetransport.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 16 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 21.2 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)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: None
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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Everest National’96–’99

Northland’03–’12

National’12–’16

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2020

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Sep 2018	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2012	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1996 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
PRUDENTIAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Aug 1996	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1994 → Aug 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

31.6%

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

MN busiest

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

Home base

NEW HOPE, MN

8401 54TH AVE N

Top corridor

MN 7 · MO 5 · SD 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 2591606Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 920076 USDOT 2591606 USDOT 4033722 USDOT 303391

Shares a company officer with other carriers

peter hanson — 4 carriers: USDOT 25287 USDOT 684505 USDOT 1429256

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8401 54TH AVE N, NEW HOPE, MN, 55428-4567
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (612) 521-7357
Cell: (612) 940-8187
Fax: (612) 521-2407
Email: pete@innovativetransport.com
Web domain: innovativetransport.com

Registration

Officers: Peter Hanson · Alex Christian
USDOT / docket: 426344 · MC-200276
First registered: Nov 2, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 1,095,920 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 1991
D-U-N-S: 175550276

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,095,920

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 INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC.

INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 426344) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number?

INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number is 426344, and its motor carrier number is MC-200276.

Is INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC's safety record?

INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).