Carrier profile · USDOT 1275877 · MC-895632 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC

195 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 30 statesDRAPER, UT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-895632 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

195Power units

112 observed · MCS-150

72Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(385) 295-1927 Email dispatchjennifer.childs@velocityrail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 302 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 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

195 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

199 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 179 vehicle and 171 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.9% · 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 4.7 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

193 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 21

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 195-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 195
Inspections · 24 mo: 199
Annualized: ≈100 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Greenwich’14–’19

National Union’18–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2018 → Dec 2025	$1M	4
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2019	$1M	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 195
Observed power (24 mo): 112
Trailers (towed): 72

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

198

CA busiest

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

Home base

DRAPER, UT

121 W ELECTION ROAD STE 130

Top corridor

CA ⇄ UT

CA 58 · KY 20 · FL 18

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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 105257 USDOT 322521Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2823719 USDOT 105257 USDOT 322521 USDOT 4496515 USDOT 3793241 USDOT 2657958

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

195

Observed (24 mo)

112

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: 121 W ELECTION ROAD STE 130, DRAPER, UT, 84020
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (385) 295-1927
Fax: (801) 790-0162
Email: jennifer.childs@velocityrail.com
Web domain: velocityrail.com

Registration

Officers: Jeff Chesler · Brian Jones
USDOT / docket: 1275877 · MC-895632
First registered: Aug 13, 2004
Last MCS-150: Aug 28, 2025 · 5,222,591 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

195

Power units

447

Drivers

447

CDL drivers

5,222,591

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 VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC.

VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 1275877) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 199 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 179 vehicle-level and 171 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 195 power units and 447 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number?

VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number is 1275877, and its motor carrier number is MC-895632.

Is VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC's safety record?

VELOCITY RAIL SOLUTIONS INC has a 17.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 302 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).