Carrier profile · USDOT 3440827 · MC-1117468 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Windy City Transport LLC

10 power unitsavg 11.3 yrMulti-region · 11 statesDETROIT, MI86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1117468 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 770-9187 Email dispatchsafety@windycitytrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average53.3% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 53.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 33 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 23.3 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS 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: 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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’20–’21

Progressive Michigan’21–’23

Canal’23–’24

Obsidian’24–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

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

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

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

68.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 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

DETROIT, MI

8200 MARK TWAIN ST

Top corridor

IN ⇄ MI

IN 7 · MI 7 · IL 4

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 2532550Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3566490 USDOT 3739264 USDOT 3739662 USDOT 3350802 USDOT 3415119 USDOT 3953600 USDOT 3198128 USDOT 3971094

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8200 MARK TWAIN ST, DETROIT, MI, 48228
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 770-9187
Fax: (313) 666-9044
Email: safety@windycitytrans.com
Web domain: windycitytrans.com

Registration

Officer: Munier Harhara
USDOT / docket: 3440827 · MC-1117468
First registered: Jun 16, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2025 · 1,934,712 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,934,712

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 WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC.

WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3440827) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3440827, and its motor carrier number is MC-1117468.

Is WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC has a 53.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC operates 10 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC based?

WINDY CITY TRANSPORT LLC is based in DETROIT, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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