Carrier profile · USDOT 2197556 · MC-1178905 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC

10 power unitsavg 16.8 yrLocal · 1 statesMAYWOOD, CA75/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1178905 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(310) 554-4425 Email dispatchbilly@motioncitytransportation.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Established 15 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

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.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.6% · 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 29.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 13

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Plaza’13–’14

Williamsburg National’14–’16

State Pennsylvania’16–’18

New York’18–’21

Hudson’21–’25

2011201520192023now

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

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

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Dec 2018 → Dec 2021	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	3
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	4
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Mar 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

34.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

MAYWOOD, CA

5711 MAYWOOD AVE

Top corridor

CA 43

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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2853019 USDOT 245896

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@motioncitytransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3536023

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: 5711 MAYWOOD AVE, MAYWOOD, CA, 90270
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (310) 554-4425
Cell: (310) 460-9151
Email: billy@motioncitytransportation.com
Web domain: motioncitytransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Billy Castro
USDOT / docket: 2197556 · MC-1178905
First registered: Sep 30, 2011
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2025 · 380,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 60796694

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

380,000

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 MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC.

MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2197556) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 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 Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 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 Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2197556, and its motor carrier number is MC-1178905.

Is MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

MOTION CITY TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).