Carrier profile · USDOT 1638845 · MC-603945 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

RAY'S TRANSPORT INC

34 power unitsavg 6.1 yrMulti-region · 15 statesWARREN, MI75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-603945 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 804-5172 Email dispatchtony.hays@raystransport.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 above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 8.4 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving54 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance32 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther2 · 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$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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’09–’11

Amerisure’12–’16

Great West’16–’21

Freedom Specialty’21–’23

Berkley’24–’26

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
FREEDOM SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2016 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Nov 2016	$750K	11
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Aug 2011	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

35.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

WARREN, MI

22077 MOUND RD

Top corridor

MI 27 · PA 7 · OH 7

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 54283 USDOT 186375 USDOT 2541206 USDOT 2392198 USDOT 424634 USDOT 2311762 USDOT 4058787

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tony hayes — 2 carriers: USDOT 161707

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: 22077 MOUND RD, WARREN, MI, 48091-3587
Mailing address: PO BOX 570 28401 MOUND RD, WARREN, MI, 48090
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (586) 804-5172
Email: tony.hays@raystransport.com
Web domain: raystransport.com

Registration

Officer: Tony Hayes
USDOT / docket: 1638845 · MC-603945
First registered: Apr 30, 2007
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 2,440,563 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,440,563

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 RAY'S TRANSPORT INC.

RAY'S TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1638845) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RAY'S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

RAY'S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1638845, and its motor carrier number is MC-603945.

Is RAY'S TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, RAY'S TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RAY'S TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

RAY'S TRANSPORT INC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).