Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 23, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 22, 2025.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3227135) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3227135, and its motor carrier number is MC-1011057.
As of 2026-06-13, SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SAM TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
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 3 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Apr 2024 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2022 → Sep 2023 | $750K | 3 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2019 → Jun 2019 | $750K | 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.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
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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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