Carrier profile · USDOT 229620 · MC-249439 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC

99 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 6 statesDADE CITY, FL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-249439 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

99Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(352) 567-2002 Email dispatchgreg@rowlandtrans.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 average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record9 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

99 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

99 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 99 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 12.2 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

93 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 10

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 99-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 99
Inspections · 24 mo: 99
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3 · 3 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

Reliance’92–’99

Northland’99–’03

Lincoln General’03–’08

Westfield’12–’18

Arch’18–now

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → May 2026	$750K	8
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2008	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2003	$750K	3
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1992 → Jun 1999	$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): 99
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

17.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

DADE CITY, FL

40824 MESSICK ROAD

Top corridor

FL 33 · GA 25 · TN 20

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 439352 USDOT 1853961Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1460996 USDOT 2309365 USDOT 3701474 USDOT 2399584 USDOT 3524691 USDOT 439352 USDOT 1853961 USDOT 3701071

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: 40824 MESSICK ROAD, DADE CITY, FL, 33525
Mailing address: 40824 MESSICK RD, DADE CITY, FL, 33525
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (352) 567-2002
Cell: (352) 424-3259
Fax: (352) 534-0832
Email: greg@rowlandtrans.com
Web domain: rowlandtrans.com

Registration

Officers: Gregory Hyder · Greg Gude
USDOT / docket: 229620 · MC-249439
First registered: Mar 9, 1983
Last MCS-150: Oct 25, 2024 · 9,548,577 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 2, 2008
D-U-N-S: 790546238

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,548,577

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 ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC.

ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 229620) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 99 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 99 power units and 99 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 25, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 2, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 229620, and its motor carrier number is MC-249439.

Is ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION INC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).