Carrier profile · USDOT 1974930 · MC-698559 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Little Diesel Transportation LLC

DBA LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION

12 power unitsavg 6.2 yrRegional · 4 statesBRANSON, MO100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-698559 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2009–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 302-4538 Email dispatchoffice@little-diesel.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2009–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’12–’17

National’17–’19

Great West’19–now

2010201420182022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2017	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

BRANSON, MO

2048 BUENA VISTA RD

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MO

IL 2 · MO 1 · GA 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 (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3332073 USDOT 3549945 USDOT 4171929 USDOT 3290003 USDOT 3650247 USDOT 89164 USDOT 2008296 USDOT 3706

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2048 BUENA VISTA RD, BRANSON, MO, 65616-8299
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 302-4538
Fax: (417) 335-6819
Email: office@little-diesel.com
Web domain: little-diesel.com

Registration

Officer: Douglas S Little
USDOT / docket: 1974930 · MC-698559
First registered: Dec 11, 2009
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 420,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 79284293

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

420,000

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 LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1974930) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 8, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1974930, and its motor carrier number is MC-698559.

Is LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 12 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

LITTLE DIESEL TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in BRANSON, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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