Carrier profile · USDOT 2900955 · MC-975831 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC

15 power unitsavg 13.7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesLORAIN, OH63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-975831 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(848) 250-9418 Email dispatchkarmatransportationllc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 10 yearsNo reported crashesNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average27.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Millennium’16–’22

Highlander Specialty’22–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	5
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jun 2016 → Aug 2022	$750K	9

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

LORAIN, OH

1033 W 14TH ST

Top corridor

NY ⇄ OH

NY 3 · FL 1 · MO 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4226586 USDOT 4325402 USDOT 4333070 USDOT 3094832 USDOT 292991 USDOT 3496272

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos rodriguez — 168 carriers: USDOT 464430 USDOT 610296 USDOT 713519 USDOT 814408 USDOT 905369 USDOT 911894 USDOT 959121 USDOT 992793

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1033 W 14TH ST, LORAIN, OH, 44052
Mailing address: 653 WEST SIDE AVE, PERTH AMBOY, NJ, 08861
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (848) 250-9418
Email: karmatransportationllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Rodriguez
USDOT / docket: 2900955 · MC-975831
First registered: Jun 16, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2026 · 60,000 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

60,000

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 KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC.

KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2900955) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 9 states, 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 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2900955, and its motor carrier number is MC-975831.

Is KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

KARMA TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).