Carrier profile · USDOT 281435 · MC-183142 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

MSS TRANSPORT INC

5 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 6 statesSALINA, KS87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-183142 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 825-7291 Email dispatchmarge.reed@msstrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 12, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 12.5 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle 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: Active
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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’89–’95

Carolina’94–’98

Carolina’02–’06

National’12–’18

National’18–’24

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2018 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2018	$750K	5
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2011	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Aug 2007 → May 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → May 2008	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2006	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2006	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Feb 1998	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1998	$750K	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1989 → May 1995	$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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

33.3%

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

SD busiest

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

Home base

SALINA, KS

200 E AVENUE B

Top corridor

SD ⇄ KS

SD 2 · KS 2 · NM 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3496971

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: 200 E AVENUE B, SALINA, KS, 67401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (785) 825-7291
Fax: (785) 823-9107
Email: marge.reed@msstrans.com
Web domain: msstrans.com

Registration

Officers: Frieda Mai · Karin Mai
USDOT / docket: 281435 · MC-183142
First registered: Oct 31, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 340,172 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 2011
D-U-N-S: 104083324

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

340,172

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 MSS TRANSPORT INC.

MSS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 281435) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 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 12, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MSS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MSS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 281435, and its motor carrier number is MC-183142.

Is MSS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 12, 2026, MSS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MSS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MSS TRANSPORT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).