Carrier profile · USDOT 2642025 · MC-920855 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Caracas Transportation Inc

117 power unitsavg 2.7 yrNational · 42 statesSOUTH ELGIN, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-920855 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

117Power units

116 observed · MCS-150

120Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 350-1888 Email dispatchefim@caracastransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 495 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.6%

▼ 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

Small fleet

117 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

333 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 170 vehicle and 333 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.5% · 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 5.4 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

312 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 22

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 117-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 117
Inspections · 24 mo: 333
Annualized: ≈167 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving96 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Grange’16–’17

Spirit Commercial’17–’18

Milford’19–’20

Protective’20–’23

Carolina’23–’24

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$750K	3
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Dec 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 117
Observed power (24 mo): 116
Trailers (towed): 120

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

77.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

332

CA busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH ELGIN, IL

1635 N LANCASTER RD UNIT 100

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 44 · CO 27 · NM 25

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: 12 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 557341 USDOT 1461512 USDOT 3611736 USDOT 3270981 USDOT 2449068 USDOT 3066217 USDOT 3309621 USDOT 2790763Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (70 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 557341 USDOT 1461512 USDOT 3611736 USDOT 2790763 USDOT 2955861 USDOT 3912560 USDOT 2568225 USDOT 3584712

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

117

Observed (24 mo)

116

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1635 N LANCASTER RD UNIT 100, SOUTH ELGIN, IL, 60177
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 350-1888
Fax: (847) 350-1889
Email: efim@caracastransportation.com
Web domain: caracastransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Efim Caracas
USDOT / docket: 2642025 · MC-920855
First registered: Jun 4, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 11,993,204 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.06
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

117

Power units

117

Drivers

117

CDL drivers

11,993,204

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 CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC.

CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2642025) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 29, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 333 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 170 vehicle-level and 333 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 117 power units and 117 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2642025, and its motor carrier number is MC-920855.

Is CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 10.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 495 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 117 power units and 117 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

CARACAS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SOUTH ELGIN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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