Carrier profile · USDOT 2513047 · MC-871671 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC

DBA JOURNEY TRANSPORT US

30 power unitsavg 7 yrNational · 28 statesSTEGER, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-871671 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 623-0906 Email dispatchsafety@journeytransportus.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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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 average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 73 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 50.1 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’15–’17

State National’18–’20

Hoxbridge’21–’22

Artisan Truckers’22–’25

Arch’25–’26

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2025	$1M	3
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2021 → Apr 2022	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2021 → Mar 2021	$1M	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$1M	5
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2017 → Aug 2017	$1M	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Jul 2017	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

61.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

STEGER, IL

3131 LOUIS SHERMAN DR

Top corridor

IL 8 · TN 7 · TX 6

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: 9 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 857711 USDOT 3216387 USDOT 3655676 USDOT 3573081 USDOT 63366 USDOT 1610870 USDOT 3146341 USDOT 3017866Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 857711 USDOT 3216387 USDOT 3655676 USDOT 63366 USDOT 192068 USDOT 1610870 USDOT 1330321 USDOT 3146341

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@journeytransportus.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3206560

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: 3131 LOUIS SHERMAN DR, STEGER, IL, 60475-1183
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 623-0906
Email: safety@journeytransportus.com
Web domain: journeytransportus.com

Registration

Officer: Dario Rodriguez
USDOT / docket: 2513047 · MC-871671
First registered: Jun 6, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jun 23, 2026 · 2,712,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 79956238

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,712,000

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 JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC.

JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2513047) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 73 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2513047, and its motor carrier number is MC-871671.

Is JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).