Carrier profile · USDOT 1919386 · MC-687121 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SDM TRANSPORT INC

118 power unitsavg 4.1 yrNational · 38 statesGURNEE, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-687121 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

118Power units

109 observed · MCS-150

111Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 607-8227 Email dispatchsdmsafety@sdmtransport.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 above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

118 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

226 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 226 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.0% · 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 17.7 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

221 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 17

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 118-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 118
Inspections · 24 mo: 226
Annualized: ≈113 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving223 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance42 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance32 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 21 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 4 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Prime Property’17–’19

Prime Property’19–’22

Highlander Specialty’24–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	4
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Mar 2024	$1M	15
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2022	$1M	3
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2019 → Jun 2022	$1M	7
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jun 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Apr 2017 → Jun 2019	$1M	5
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jan 2017 → Apr 2017	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$1M	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Jan 2015 → May 2015	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2015	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2013	$1M	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 118
Observed power (24 mo): 109
Trailers (towed): 111

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

38.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

226

TN busiest

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

Home base

GURNEE, IL

1500 N DELANY RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 23 · NM 23 · IL 21

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 4492127 USDOT 4515038 USDOT 4538979 USDOT 4389301 USDOT 4514820Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 41 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3069936 USDOT 3702214 USDOT 4389301 USDOT 4514820 USDOT 4492127 USDOT 4515038 USDOT 4538979 USDOT 1194419

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sdmtransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4149524

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

118

Observed (24 mo)

109

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: 1500 N DELANY RD, GURNEE, IL, 60031
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (847) 607-8227
Email: sdmsafety@sdmtransport.com
Web domain: sdmtransport.com

Registration

Officer: Loreta Nasalskiene
USDOT / docket: 1919386 · MC-687121
First registered: Jul 28, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 16,950,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

118

Power units

118

Drivers

118

CDL drivers

16,950,000

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 SDM TRANSPORT INC.

SDM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1919386) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 226 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 226 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 118 power units and 118 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SDM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SDM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1919386, and its motor carrier number is MC-687121.

Is SDM TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SDM TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SDM TRANSPORT INC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 340 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).