Carrier profile · USDOT 380747 · MC-171441 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

North Shore Transportation Company Inc

25 power unitsavg 15.9 yrLocal · 1 statesSLIDELL, LA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-171441 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(985) 646-4057 Email dispatchchris@northshoretransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average56.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 56.3%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 — 16 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 30.4 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’93–’00

Sentry Select’02–’10

New York’12–’15

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2018

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$1M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2015	$1M	7
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Sep 2012	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → Jul 2011	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2010	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2001 → May 2002	$1M	1
GENERAL AGENTS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, INC.	May 2000 → May 2001	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2000 → May 2000	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1993 → Jan 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

13.5%

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

LA busiest

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

Home base

SLIDELL, LA

2101 SGT ALFRED DRIVE SUITE A

Top corridor

LA 23

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 (13 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 290241 USDOT 443681 USDOT 38111 USDOT 3746611 USDOT 2138125 USDOT 540864 USDOT 77755 USDOT 3544576

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: 2101 SGT ALFRED DRIVE SUITE A, SLIDELL, LA, 70458
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (985) 646-4057
Email: chris@northshoretransportation.com
Web domain: northshoretransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher Darte
USDOT / docket: 380747 · MC-171441
First registered: Feb 5, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 1,351,897 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 848355566

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,351,897

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 NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC.

NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 380747) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 56.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 380747, and its motor carrier number is MC-171441.

Is NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's safety record?

NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC has a 56.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's fleet?

NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC based?

NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is based in SLIDELL, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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