Carrier profile · USDOT 247350 · MC-459611 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

South Shore Transportation Company

336 power unitsavg 7.9 yrNational · 19 statesSANDUSKY, OH63/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-459611 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

336Power units

215 observed · MCS-150

321Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 357-2834 Email dispatchwrider@contransusa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

336 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

399 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 231 vehicle and 399 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.6% · 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 2.6 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

388 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 28

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 336-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 336
Inspections · 24 mo: 399
Annualized: ≈200 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving117 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 28 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 41 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 12 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 16 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance15 · 14 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 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: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers Property’96–’00

Acuity A’04–’22

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2022	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$1M	1
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2000 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Nov 1995	$1M	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	May 1994 → Dec 1994	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 336
Observed power (24 mo): 215
Trailers (towed): 321

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

22.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

399

FL busiest

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

Home base

SANDUSKY, OH

1338 E PERKINS AVE SUITE 102

Top corridor

FL ⇄ OH

FL 53 · NC 53 · OH 51

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: 14 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 348083 USDOT 92321 USDOT 1194334 USDOT 606056 USDOT 4480965Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 72 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 192897 USDOT 4523756 USDOT 92321 USDOT 389263 USDOT 4050148 USDOT 4050182 USDOT 255166 USDOT 2841969

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

336

Observed (24 mo)

215

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 1338 E PERKINS AVE SUITE 102, SANDUSKY, OH, 44870
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 357-2834
Email: wrider@contransusa.com
Web domain: contransusa.com

Registration

Officers: Kristen Fess · Steven Brookshaw
USDOT / docket: 247350 · MC-459611
First registered: Jun 6, 1984
Last MCS-150: Mar 16, 2026 · 21,600,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 9, 1989
D-U-N-S: 118139856

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

336

Power units

286

Drivers

286

CDL drivers

21,600,000

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 SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (USDOT 247350) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 399 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 231 vehicle-level and 399 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 336 power units and 286 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 9, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number is 247350, and its motor carrier number is MC-459611.

Is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's safety record?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 681 roadside inspections, with 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's fleet?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY operates 336 power units and 286 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY based?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is based in SANDUSKY, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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