Carrier profile · USDOT 1637774 · MC-603615 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Signature Transport Inc

11 power unitsavg 16.2 yrLocal · 2 statesKELSO, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-603615 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(360) 425-8390 Email dispatchDALE@SIG-TRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.2 yr

Model years 1998–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 16 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 11.9 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Unigard’08–’14

Continental Western’14–’18

Alaska National’18–’20

Great West’20–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Jun 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.2 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

KELSO, WA

2205 PARROTT WAY STE A

Top corridor

WA 12 · OR 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 235585 USDOT 2634292

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sig-trans.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 74749 USDOT 3522384

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dale w lemmons — 3 carriers: USDOT 74749 USDOT 2078747

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2205 PARROTT WAY STE A, KELSO, WA, 98626
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (360) 425-8390
Cell: (360) 430-1879
Email: dale@sig-trans.com
Web domain: sig-trans.com

Registration

Officers: Dale W Lemmons · Deanna L Lemmons
USDOT / docket: 1637774 · MC-603615
First registered: Apr 26, 2007
Last MCS-150: Feb 16, 2026 · 2,730,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 6, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,730,000

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 SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC.

SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1637774) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 6, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1637774, and its motor carrier number is MC-603615.

Is SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 67 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC operates 11 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC based?

SIGNATURE TRANSPORT INC is based in KELSO, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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