Carrier profile · USDOT 988981 · MC-420764 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC

58 power unitsavg 7.2 yrNational · 27 statesBURLINGTON, IA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-420764 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

58Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

64Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(309) 801-3300

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 183 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

58 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 120 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 4.9 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

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 12

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 58-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 58
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving112 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wilshire’02–’09

Northland’12–’16

National’19–’22

2002200820142020now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2022	$750K	3
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2016	$750K	4
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → May 2009	$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): 58
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 64

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

38.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

120

IA busiest

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

Home base

BURLINGTON, IA

17301 IRISH RIDGE ROAD

Top corridor

IA 23 · NE 11 · SC 8

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 724812Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3489275 USDOT 3785843 USDOT 1330324 USDOT 2364755 USDOT 1315548 USDOT 4491087 USDOT 724812 USDOT 1472803

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary russell — 10 carriers: USDOT 209624 USDOT 487564 USDOT 507398 USDOT 1132289 USDOT 2074166 USDOT 2318264 USDOT 3091800 USDOT 3327357

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17301 IRISH RIDGE ROAD, BURLINGTON, IA, 52601
Mailing address: PO BOX 489, BURLINGTON, IA, 52601
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (309) 801-3300
Fax: (309) 801-3304
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Terri Russell · Gary Russell
USDOT / docket: 988981 · MC-420764
First registered: Nov 9, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 5,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,000,000

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 STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC.

STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 988981) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 120 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 58 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 988981, and its motor carrier number is MC-420764.

Is STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

STRAITLINE TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 17.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 183 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).