Carrier profile · USDOT 1001014 · MC-423385 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Matthews Transportation LLC

22 power unitsavg 10.7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesSAINT JOSEPH, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-423385 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 238-6711 Email dispatchkaric@matthewstransportation.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%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 — 29 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 3.4 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

43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Harco National’03–’08

Sentry Select’08–’11

National’11–’18

Northland’19–’22

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$1M	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2022	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2018	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2011 → Jun 2018	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2011	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → May 2008	$1M	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → May 2003	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

SAINT JOSEPH, MO

6911 US HWY 59

Top corridor

MO 14 · IA 14 · KS 12

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3224187 USDOT 2638014 USDOT 3562577Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 154712 USDOT 853967 USDOT 492947 USDOT 831156 USDOT 54283 USDOT 3390833 USDOT 2638014 USDOT 3021225

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@matthewstransportation.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 3064679

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin matthews — 15 carriers: USDOT 355704 USDOT 769533 USDOT 1333900 USDOT 1454662 USDOT 1704423 USDOT 1740983 USDOT 2296581 USDOT 2382651

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 6911 US HWY 59, SAINT JOSEPH, MO, 64504
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 238-6711
Fax: (816) 238-6812
Email: karic@matthewstransportation.net
Web domain: matthewstransportation.net

Registration

Officer: Kevin Matthews
USDOT / docket: 1001014 · MC-423385
First registered: Jan 28, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 1,583,410 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 30, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,583,410

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 MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1001014) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 30, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1001014, and its motor carrier number is MC-423385.

Is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 22 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in SAINT JOSEPH, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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