Carrier profile · USDOT 439352 · MC-191929 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Ascend Transportation LLC

358 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 39 statesJACKSON, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-191929 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

358Power units

285 observed · MCS-150

494Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 844-1612 Email dispatchrpresley@ascend.net

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average33.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

358 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

683 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 317 vehicle and 683 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.1% · 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 8.5 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

655 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 43

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 358-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 358
Inspections · 24 mo: 683
Annualized: ≈342 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving262 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance137 · 112 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance53 · 26 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance43 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance43 · 13 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance38 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance32 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance25 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 11 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance18 · 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’92–’96

Great West’03–’18

1992200120102019now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2022	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$1M	3
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Jun 2020	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2003 → Dec 2018	$1M	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2002	$1M	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jan 1999	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Jan 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 358
Observed power (24 mo): 285
Trailers (towed): 494

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

680

TN busiest

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

Home base

JACKSON, TN

31 E L MORGAN DRIVE

Top corridor

TN 237 · MS 54 · KY 53

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: 18 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3714095 USDOT 2537523 USDOT 327574 USDOT 229620 USDOT 16130 USDOT 845505 USDOT 318756 USDOT 3985227Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 120 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2820758 USDOT 3767296 USDOT 3825991 USDOT 3911060 USDOT 4194185 USDOT 40477 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1389420

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ascend.net — 4 carriers: USDOT 96609 USDOT 1466266 USDOT 3714095

Shares a company officer with other carriers

clay moseley — 4 carriers: USDOT 96609 USDOT 168940 USDOT 1719454

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

358

Observed (24 mo)

285

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 31 E L MORGAN DRIVE, JACKSON, TN, 38305
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 844-1612
Email: rpresley@ascend.net
Web domain: ascend.net

Registration

Officers: Clay Moseley · Ronnie Presley
USDOT / docket: 439352 · MC-191929
First registered: Mar 15, 1991
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2025 · 29,631,193 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 15, 1991
D-U-N-S: 157234774

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

358

Power units

370

Drivers

370

CDL drivers

29,631,193

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 ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 439352) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

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

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 683 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 317 vehicle-level and 683 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 358 power units and 370 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 15, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 439352, and its motor carrier number is MC-191929.

Is ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 33.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,155 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 358 power units and 370 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in JACKSON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 39 states.

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