Carrier profile · USDOT 1630880 · MC-601518 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Simplified Alternatives Inc

1 power unitCLEVELAND, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-601518 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(216) 731-1499 Email dispatchjhydrant1@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo 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.

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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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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 ’15 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Motorists’07–’15

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Apr 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

250 RICHMOND RD

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 250 RICHMOND RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (216) 731-1499
Fax: (216) 261-3871
Email: jhydrant1@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: James D. Oppermann
USDOT / docket: 1630880 · MC-601518
First registered: Apr 11, 2007
Last MCS-150: Dec 10, 2024 · 15,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

15,000

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 SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC.

SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC (USDOT 1630880) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 15, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 10, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC's USDOT number?

SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC's USDOT number is 1630880, and its motor carrier number is MC-601518.

Is SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC's fleet?

SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC based?

SIMPLIFIED ALTERNATIVES INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH.

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