Carrier profile · USDOT 3122856 · MC-88944 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC

12 power unitsavg 17 yrRegional · 3 statesUNIONTOWN, PA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-88944 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(724) 569-8013 Email dispatchrt21transport@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 13.9 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National’18–’20

Eastern Atlantic’20–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	10
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2018 → Aug 2020	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

UNIONTOWN, PA

523 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD

Top corridor

PA 24 · WV 5 · MD 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry miller — 32 carriers: USDOT 457749 USDOT 465518 USDOT 571165 USDOT 973034 USDOT 983398 USDOT 1017083 USDOT 1262744 USDOT 1404253

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 523 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD, UNIONTOWN, PA, 15401
Mailing address: PO BOX 453, ULEDI, PA, 15484
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (724) 569-8013
Email: rt21transport@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: George H Bortz Iv · Terry Miller
USDOT / docket: 3122856 · MC-88944
First registered: Apr 13, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 8, 2025 · 650,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 12.50
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

650,000

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 ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC.

ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3122856) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 14, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3122856, and its motor carrier number is MC-88944.

Is ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

ROUTE 21 TRANSPORT INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).