Carrier profile · USDOT 315503 · MC-197897 · Updated Jul 4, 2026

Transam Trucking Inc

DBA TRANSAM

889 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 45 statesOLATHE, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-197897 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

889Power units

552 observed · MCS-150

951Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 782-5300 Email dispatchjjacobson@transamtruck.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 4, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record38 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 2197 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

889 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,148 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.2%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 — 578 vehicle and 1,148 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.6 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

1,109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 73

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 889-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 889
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,148
Annualized: ≈574 / 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 Driving613 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance159 · 146 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance158 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance155 · 41 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance68 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance61 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance58 · 13 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance44 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving32 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving30 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’92–’00

St Paul’00–’03

Great West’03–’13

Rli’13–’20

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

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 · AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG · since May 2021

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2020 → May 2021	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Apr 2020	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2003 → May 2013	$1M	3
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → May 2003	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1992 → Jan 2000	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 889
Observed power (24 mo): 552
Trailers (towed): 951

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 45 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,145

TN busiest

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

Home base

OLATHE, KS

15910 SOUTH 169 HIGHWAY

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KS

TN 156 · KS 82 · OH 60

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: 100 trucks also ran under 15 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3706 USDOT 2486052 USDOT 397707 USDOT 1009435 USDOT 1573208 USDOT 4453739 USDOT 3818651 USDOT 658909Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 163 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2953523 USDOT 3947765 USDOT 4238918 USDOT 4329161 USDOT 4383427 USDOT 3881475 USDOT 4149171 USDOT 4275768

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

889

Observed (24 mo)

552

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: 15910 SOUTH 169 HIGHWAY, OLATHE, KS, 66062
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (913) 782-5300
Email: jjacobson@transamtruck.com
Web domain: transamtruck.com

Registration

Officers: Murray Droescher · Joseph Jacobson
USDOT / docket: 315503 · MC-197897
First registered: May 19, 1988
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 43,198,516 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 7, 2024
D-U-N-S: 180594079

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

889

Power units

481

Drivers

481

CDL drivers

43,198,516

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 TRANSAM TRUCKING INC.

TRANSAM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 315503) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG effective May 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier received 1,148 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 578 vehicle-level and 1,148 driver-level — across 45 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier has 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 38 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 4, 2026.

It reports 889 power units and 481 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 7, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSAM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TRANSAM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 315503, and its motor carrier number is MC-197897.

Is TRANSAM TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 4, 2026, TRANSAM TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSAM TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TRANSAM TRUCKING INC has a 19.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2,197 roadside inspections, with 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).