Carrier profile · USDOT 1389156 · MC-528738 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

TRANSPORT ONE INC

DBA TRANSPORT ONE

61 power unitsavg 15.5 yrRegional · 3 statesJOLIET, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-528738 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

34 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 476-9710 Email dispatchjwintercorn@t1chicago.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 64 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 7.4 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 61-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’07–’21

Carolina’21–’24

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2021	$750K	7
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 34
Trailers (towed): 41

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

6.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

JOLIET, IL

2250 S CHICAGO ST STE 203

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 29 · IL 17 · WI 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3045814 USDOT 3320071 USDOT 653783 USDOT 1476199Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3045814 USDOT 3320071 USDOT 653783 USDOT 1476199 USDOT 868289 USDOT 2937938 USDOT 2038998 USDOT 2446029

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2250 S CHICAGO ST STE 203, JOLIET, IL, 60436
Mailing address: PO BOX 5215, NAPERVILLE, IL, 60567-5215
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 476-9710
Email: jwintercorn@t1chicago.com
Web domain: t1chicago.com

Registration

Officers: John Roetter · Joe Wintercorn
USDOT / docket: 1389156 · MC-528738
First registered: Jun 28, 2005
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 2,500,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 620935945

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,500,000

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 TRANSPORT ONE INC.

TRANSPORT ONE INC (USDOT 1389156) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 62 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORT ONE INC's USDOT number?

TRANSPORT ONE INC's USDOT number is 1389156, and its motor carrier number is MC-528738.

Is TRANSPORT ONE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, TRANSPORT ONE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORT ONE INC's safety record?

TRANSPORT ONE INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).