Carrier profile · USDOT 1809951 · MC-657639 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC

8 power unitsavg 14.8 yrLocal · 2 statesMILFORD, DE86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-657639 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(302) 752-0428 Email dispatchWHIPPERSNAPPERTRANSPORT@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 3 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 66.7 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’10–’13

Northland’15–’20

Falls Lake’20–’22

Great West’22–’25

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2022 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2013	$750K	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$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): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

12.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

MILFORD, DE

278 CANTERBURY ROAD

Top corridor

MD ⇄ DE

MD 3 · DE 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 811465

Shares a company officer with other carriers

george godwin sr — 2 carriers: USDOT 541480

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: 278 CANTERBURY ROAD, MILFORD, DE, 19963
Mailing address: 278 CANTERBURY RD, MILFORD, DE, 19963
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (302) 752-0428
Cell: (302) 344-4911
Fax: (302) 265-2438
Email: whippersnappertransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: George Godwin Sr
USDOT / docket: 1809951 · MC-657639
First registered: Sep 10, 2008
Last MCS-150: Mar 10, 2025 · 400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 80.00
D-U-N-S: 61070883

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC.

WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1809951) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1809951, and its motor carrier number is MC-657639.

Is WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

WHIPPER SNAPPER TRANSPORT LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).