Carrier profile · USDOT 1365458 · MC-539919 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC

1 power unitavg 26 yrLocal · 1 statesJEANNETTE, PA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-539919 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

26.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2000 · vPIC

Call dispatch(724) 858-5716 Email dispatchshofar-transportation@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

26 yr

Model years 2000–2000 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle 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$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 ’21 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’06–’09

Great West’12–’21

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2010	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → May 2009	$750K	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Jun 2006	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

26.0 yr

Average age

2000

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

JEANNETTE, PA

2070 RIDGE RD

Top corridor

PA 1

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

robert jones — 113 carriers: USDOT 259883 USDOT 324372 USDOT 355076 USDOT 497079 USDOT 673366 USDOT 680702 USDOT 722798 USDOT 738625

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: 2070 RIDGE RD, JEANNETTE, PA, 15644
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (724) 858-5716
Cell: (724) 787-9543
Email: shofar-transportation@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Jones · Amy Jones
USDOT / docket: 1365458 · MC-539919
First registered: Apr 26, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 34,657 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 623607954

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

34,657

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 SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC.

SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1365458) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 2, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1365458, and its motor carrier number is MC-539919.

Is SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SHOFAR TRANSPORTATION INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 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: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.