Carrier profile · USDOT 589541 · MC-284687 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

REAL TRANSPORT INC

72 power unitsavg 13.2 yrRegional · 4 statesMILWAUKEE, WI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-284687 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

72Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

49Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(414) 744-3777 Email dispatchreal.intermodal@realtransport.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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average58.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 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-mo58.3%

▲ 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

72 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 58.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 28.1 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 72-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 72
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’95–’01

Lincoln General’02–’05

Republic Western’02–now

Sentry Select’05–’14

Acuity A’15–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2021

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → current	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1995 → May 2001	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 72
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 49

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

15.4%

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

WI busiest

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

Home base

MILWAUKEE, WI

1020 WEST ARMOUR AVENUE

Top corridor

WI 46 · IL 14 · KY 1

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: 5 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 340270 USDOT 1223016 USDOT 3376094 USDOT 3946977 USDOT 121018 USDOT 801828 USDOT 469756Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 692947 USDOT 1471964 USDOT 3565994 USDOT 4148084 USDOT 340270 USDOT 1223016 USDOT 3082692 USDOT 2787956

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: 1020 WEST ARMOUR AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53221
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (414) 744-3777
Fax: (414) 744-8710
Email: real.intermodal@realtransport.com
Web domain: realtransport.com

Registration

Officer: Val Minus
USDOT / docket: 589541 · MC-284687
First registered: Feb 6, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 5,057,647 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 6, 2010
D-U-N-S: 879167161

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,057,647

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 REAL TRANSPORT INC.

REAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 589541) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 21, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 58.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 18, 2026.

It reports 72 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 6, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

REAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 589541, and its motor carrier number is MC-284687.

Is REAL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, REAL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REAL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

REAL TRANSPORT INC has a 58.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 87 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).