Carrier profile · USDOT 974808 · MC-542990 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC

DBA RA-LY TRANSPORT

28 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 4 statesEARLVILLE, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-542990 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 923-2190 Email dispatchMANDY@RALYTRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 53 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: Active
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 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’05–’08

General Wisconsin’11–’13

Crum Forster’15–’18

National Interstate’18–’20

Berkley’20–’22

Harco National’23–’26

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · since Feb 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Mar 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Feb 2011 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Feb 2008	$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): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

42.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

EARLVILLE, IA

2235 270TH AVENUE

Top corridor

IA 22 · MN 4 · IL 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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 252915 USDOT 3686659 USDOT 802436

Shares a company officer with other carriers

thomas bush — 6 carriers: USDOT 857812 USDOT 2269165 USDOT 2438642 USDOT 3074142 USDOT 3097125

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: 2235 270TH AVENUE, EARLVILLE, IA, 52041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 923-2190
Cell: (563) 920-8397
Fax: (563) 923-2144
Email: mandy@ralytransport.com
Web domain: ralytransport.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Bush · Mitchell Schroeder
USDOT / docket: 974808 · MC-542990
First registered: Aug 27, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 1,447,037 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 14, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,447,037

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 RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC.

RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC (USDOT 974808) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 14, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC's USDOT number?

RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC's USDOT number is 974808, and its motor carrier number is MC-542990.

Is RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC's safety record?

RA-LY TRANSPORTS LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).