Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13 yr
Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 386767) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.
The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.
It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 28, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 386767, and its motor carrier number is MC-212331.
As of Jul 24, 2026, ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORT INC is based in DUNMORE, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
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3 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2023 → Jan 2026 | $1M | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2021 → Apr 2023 | $1M | 1 |
| PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2019 → Apr 2021 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2018 → Apr 2019 | $1M | 2 |
| ELITE TRANSPORTATION RRG, INC. | Mar 2015 → Mar 2018 | $1M | 1 |
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Jan 2010 → Mar 2015 | $1M | 1 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2009 → Jan 2010 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2007 → Mar 2009 | $1M | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2006 → Oct 2007 | $1M | 3 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2005 → Apr 2006 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2004 → Apr 2005 | $1M | 5 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2002 → Apr 2004 | $1M | 8 |
| UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1995 → Jan 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | Oct 1989 → Jan 1995 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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