Carrier profile · USDOT 38187 · MC-70525 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY

7 power unitsavg 5.1 yrRegional · 6 statesFORTY FORT, PA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-70525 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.1Avg age (yr)

2019–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 288-5469 Email dispatchcsands@mathesontransfer.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 average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2019–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 27.5 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’24 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Transguard America’01–’07

Granite State’14–’17

Amtrust Kansas’17–’20

2001200820152022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since May 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	May 2017 → May 2020	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2017	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	May 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	May 2001 → Jun 2007	$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): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

5.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

FORTY FORT, PA

157 WELLES STREET

Top corridor

PA 5 · NY 4 · NC 2

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: 2 trucks 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 70851Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2299646 USDOT 3579748 USDOT 4177145 USDOT 70851 USDOT 438664 USDOT 3219615

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mathesontransfer.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 294944

Shares a company officer with other carriers

corey sands — 3 carriers: USDOT 294944 USDOT 4318014

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: 157 WELLES STREET, FORTY FORT, PA, 18704
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 288-5469
Cell: (570) 479-7020
Fax: (570) 714-9902
Email: csands@mathesontransfer.com
Web domain: mathesontransfer.com

Registration

Officers: Corey Sands · Neil Burnett
USDOT / docket: 38187 · MC-70525
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 22, 2024 · 72,008 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 1980
D-U-N-S: 3415825

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

72,008

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 MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY.

MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY (USDOT 38187) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective May 5, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 22, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 1980 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY's USDOT number?

MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY's USDOT number is 38187, and its motor carrier number is MC-70525.

Is MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY's safety record?

MATHESON TRANSFER COMPANY has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).