Carrier profile · USDOT 304185 · MC-204737 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

Slingshot Transportation Inc

89 power unitsavg 5.1 yrRegional · 7 statesBROOKLYN, MI80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204737 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

89Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2019–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(517) 592-1771 Email dispatchSLINGSHOT

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 27, 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 average11.1% 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

Asset-based

89 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2019–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 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 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 89-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 89
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’92–’96

Sentry Select’02–’08

Harco National’12–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Jul 2023	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2011	$750K	6
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → May 2002	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Apr 1999	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1992 → Apr 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 89
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

BROOKLYN, MI

12475 M-50

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MI

SD 2 · IL 2 · CA 1

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 86820 USDOT 2429414 USDOT 3496366 USDOT 2630113 USDOT 4360952

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12475 M-50, BROOKLYN, MI, 49230
Mailing address: PO BOX 610, BROOKLYN, MI, 49230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (517) 592-1771
Fax: (517) 592-9875
Email: slingshot

Registration

Officers: Phillip Dawson · Phillip Dawson Jr
USDOT / docket: 304185 · MC-204737
First registered: Oct 29, 1987
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2026 · 4,177,018 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 18, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

123

Drivers

123

CDL drivers

4,177,018

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 SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC.

SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 304185) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 27, 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 27, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 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 27, 2026.

It reports 89 power units and 123 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 18, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 304185, and its motor carrier number is MC-204737.

Is SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 27, 2026, SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 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 SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC operates 89 power units and 123 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC based?

SLINGSHOT TRANSPORTATION INC is based in BROOKLYN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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