Carrier profile · USDOT 454870 · MC-240153 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC

DBA MODERN PIANO MOVING

24 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesSULLIVAN, MO94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-240153 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 860-6683 Email dispatchderek@MODERNPIANO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

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 24-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle 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: Inactive

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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Vanliner’01–’11

Hanover’11–’15

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2020	$750K	3
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2011	$750K	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 2001	$750K	3
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Nov 1998	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1997	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Nov 1994	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

SULLIVAN, MO

992 HIGHWAY D

Top corridor

PA ⇄ MO

PA 4 · NY 2 · IA 2

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2334119

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@modernpiano.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2498368

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: 992 HIGHWAY D, SULLIVAN, MO, 63080
Mailing address: 8775 METROPOLITAN BLVD, PEVELY, MO, 63070
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 860-6683
Cell: (314) 568-6887
Fax: (573) 860-6887
Email: derek@modernpiano.com
Web domain: modernpiano.com

Registration

Officers: Russell Vitt · Derek Duffy
USDOT / docket: 454870 · MC-240153
First registered: Aug 13, 1991
Last MCS-150: Nov 28, 2025 · 630,559 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 8, 2015
D-U-N-S: 19478382

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

630,559

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 MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC.

MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC (USDOT 454870) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 24 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 8, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC's USDOT number?

MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC's USDOT number is 454870, and its motor carrier number is MC-240153.

Is MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC's safety record?

MODERN MOTOR COACHES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).