Carrier profile · USDOT 1211642 · MC-482141 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

S & O TRANSPORT INC

2 power unitsavg 2.6 yrRegional · 6 statesPLAINVIEW, NE100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-482141 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.6Avg age (yr)

2021–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 640-0032 Email dispatchsotransportinc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 12 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.6 yr

Model years 2021–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’04–’08

Great West’13–’19

Progressive Northern’19–’23

Great West’23–’25

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2012	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2004 → Jan 2008	$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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2021

Oldest model yr

71.4%

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

SD busiest

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

Home base

PLAINVIEW, NE

53493 HIGHWAY 20

Top corridor

SD ⇄ NE

SD 2 · IA 2 · CA 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: 3 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 251964 USDOT 1162438 USDOT 4120715 USDOT 960828 USDOT 4103828Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 251964 USDOT 1162438 USDOT 4120715 USDOT 4103828 USDOT 4267960 USDOT 960828 USDOT 3527900

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: 53493 HIGHWAY 20, PLAINVIEW, NE, 68769-2538
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 640-0032
Cell: (402) 640-0032
Email: sotransportinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Clinton D. Sauser
USDOT / docket: 1211642 · MC-482141
First registered: Feb 17, 2004
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 213,375 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 17, 2013
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

213,375

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 S & O TRANSPORT INC.

S & O TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1211642) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 17, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is S & O TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

S & O TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1211642, and its motor carrier number is MC-482141.

Is S & O TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is S & O TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

S & O TRANSPORT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).