Carrier profile · USDOT 4500200 · MC-1780200 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC

100 power unitsavg 2.3 yrNational · 45 statesMONROE, NC68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1780200 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

100Power units

203 observed · MCS-150

270Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.3Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 934-4409 Email dispatchsafety@primeroutetrans.com

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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 average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

100 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.3 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

397 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 210 vehicle and 397 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.9% · 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 11.7 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

397 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 78

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

≈2.0 / 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: 100
Inspections · 24 mo: 397
Annualized: ≈199 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving166 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance112 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance100 · 29 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance93 · 72 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance49 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance40 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 18 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 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: 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Preferred’25–’26

Accredited Specialty’26–’26

beyond this history

20252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Mar 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2025 → Feb 2026	$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): 100
Observed power (24 mo): 203
Trailers (towed): 270

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

69.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 45 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

397

NM busiest

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

Home base

MONROE, NC

1821 SKYWAY DR STE 106

Top corridor

NM ⇄ NC

NM 29 · TN 24 · CA 23

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: 100 trucks also ran under 39 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 706981 USDOT 3518735 USDOT 4318241 USDOT 4501224 USDOT 2123666 USDOT 3615357 USDOT 4190389 USDOT 576217Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 74 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 576217 USDOT 2123666 USDOT 3017866 USDOT 3518735 USDOT 4318241 USDOT 3615357 USDOT 3809748 USDOT 4200952

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

100

Observed (24 mo)

203

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1821 SKYWAY DR STE 106, MONROE, NC, 28110
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 934-4409
Email: safety@primeroutetrans.com
Web domain: primeroutetrans.com

Registration

Officer: Andrija Nikolic
USDOT / docket: 4500200 · MC-1780200
First registered: Nov 27, 2025
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

100

Power units

100

Drivers

100

CDL drivers

—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 PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC.

PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4500200) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Mar 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier received 397 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 210 vehicle-level and 397 driver-level — across 45 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 100 power units and 100 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4500200, and its motor carrier number is MC-1780200.

Is PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 23, 2026, PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

PRIME ROUTE TRANSPORT LLC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 397 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).