Carrier profile · USDOT 261474 · MC-178963 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

V T TRANSPORTATION INC

37 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 19 statesHOLSTEIN, IA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178963 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 368-4381 Email dispatchmriessen@vtindustries.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 crashes13 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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 84 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · 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 10.0 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

61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 7

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 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: 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 ’20 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers Wausau’84–’96

National’99–’09

Employers’09–’20

Travelers Property’20–now

1984199520062017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Aug 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2020 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2009 → Jun 2020	$750K	5
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Jun 1999 → May 2009	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 1996 → Jun 1999	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jun 1984 → Sep 1996	$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): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

33.3%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOLSTEIN, IA

1000 INDUSTRIAL PARK

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IA

TX 15 · IA 8 · IL 5

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 1018490Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 3440551 USDOT 3092214 USDOT 4135334 USDOT 320657 USDOT 1205009 USDOT 1018490 USDOT 3010051

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vtindustries.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1018490

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: 1000 INDUSTRIAL PARK, HOLSTEIN, IA, 51025
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 368-4381
Email: mriessen@vtindustries.com
Web domain: vtindustries.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel Condon · Aaron Clausen Ryan Clausen
USDOT / docket: 261474 · MC-178963
First registered: Jun 27, 1985
Last MCS-150: Apr 27, 2026 · 3,179,777 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 19, 1990
D-U-N-S: 7275399

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,179,777

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 V T TRANSPORTATION INC.

V T TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 261474) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Aug 25, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 19, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is V T TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

V T TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 261474, and its motor carrier number is MC-178963.

Is V T TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, V T TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is V T TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

V T TRANSPORTATION INC has a 16.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 84 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).