Carrier profile · USDOT 1469183 · MC-554920 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VELA TRANSPORT LLC

31 power unitsavg 10.3 yrMulti-region · 14 statesWYOMING, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-554920 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 425-5270 Email dispatchDEMIR@VELATRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 99 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 46.4 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

55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 6

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 31-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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 / 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great American’08–’10

Star’11–’13

National’14–’16

Cherokee’17–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2026	$750K	9
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	2
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Jun 2007	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

41.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

WYOMING, MI

5427 CRIPPEN AVE SW

Top corridor

IN ⇄ MI

IN 10 · MI 10 · MO 9

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2489221 USDOT 3066956Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1639084 USDOT 3811337 USDOT 4050362 USDOT 3162620 USDOT 1462593 USDOT 1982743 USDOT 74432 USDOT 2489221

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: 5427 CRIPPEN AVE SW, WYOMING, MI, 49548
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 425-5270
Fax: (616) 278-0230
Email: demir@velatransport.com
Web domain: velatransport.com

Registration

Officers: Senad Velagic · Mirsad Velagic
USDOT / docket: 1469183 · MC-554920
First registered: Mar 2, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 2,450,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 68712458

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,450,000

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 VELA TRANSPORT LLC.

VELA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1469183) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VELA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

VELA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1469183, and its motor carrier number is MC-554920.

Is VELA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VELA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VELA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

VELA TRANSPORT LLC has a 20.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 99 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).