Carrier profile · USDOT 3751739 · MC-1332125 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

5 power unitsavg 6.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesRICHMOND HTS, OH80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1332125 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2023 · vPIC

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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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M 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)$1M 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2014–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 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 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 33.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 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

≈1.4 / 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: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Preferred’21–’24

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2024 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2024 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2024	$1M	2

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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): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

RICHMOND HTS, OH

522 TREBISKY ROAD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ OH

SC 2 · GA 2 · PA 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4494837 USDOT 3596386Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 154712 USDOT 213754 USDOT 3689437 USDOT 3822451 USDOT 3596386 USDOT 3810903 USDOT 2589591 USDOT 3065386

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: 522 TREBISKY ROAD, RICHMOND HTS, OH, 44143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (216) 471-8552
Email: populartransportation.llc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Lyn Dorce · Steeven Dorce
USDOT / docket: 3751739 · MC-1332125
First registered: Oct 26, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 890,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 118636259

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

890,000

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 POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC.

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3751739) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3751739, and its motor carrier number is MC-1332125.

Is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 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 POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in RICHMOND HTS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(216) 471-8552 Email dispatchpopulartransportation.llc@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3751739
MC / Docket: MC-1332125
Officer: LYN DORCE
Address: 522 TREBISKY ROAD
RICHMOND HTS, OH, 44143

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

Vehicle OOS 42.9%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(216) 471-8552 Email dispatchpopulartransportation.llc@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3751739
MC / Docket: MC-1332125
Officer: LYN DORCE
Address: 522 TREBISKY ROAD
RICHMOND HTS, OH, 44143

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

Vehicle OOS 42.9%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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