Carrier profile · USDOT 144525 · MC-142801 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vance Brothers LLC

244 power unitsavg 9.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesKANSAS CITY, MO74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142801 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

244Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 595-7263 Email dispatchbjohnson@vancebrothers.com

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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 well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

244 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 14.1 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 244-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 244
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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: Active
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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Transcontinental’99–’05

General Wisconsin’05–’12

Continental’12–’15

Transportation’15–’24

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 2024 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2024 → Dec 2024	$1M	2
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2015 → May 2024	$1M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2015	$1M	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jan 2005 → Jan 2012	$1M	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Jan 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 244
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

30.2%

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 radiusMulti-region

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

KANSAS CITY, MO

5201 BRIGHTON AVE

Top corridor

MO 17 · KS 13 · CO 5

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 3606010Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 193227 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3606010 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1519324 USDOT 69357 USDOT 132048

Shares a company officer with other carriers

adrian johnson — 16 carriers: USDOT 2595452 USDOT 2884219 USDOT 3251625 USDOT 3474822 USDOT 3490525 USDOT 3625202 USDOT 3765025 USDOT 3861786

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

244

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5201 BRIGHTON AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64130
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 595-7263
Fax: (816) 237-7119
Email: bjohnson@vancebrothers.com
Web domain: vancebrothers.com

Registration

Officers: Adrian Johnson · Josh Williams
USDOT / docket: 144525 · MC-142801
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 2,778,268 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 3, 2009
D-U-N-S: 8808743

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

244

Power units

221

Drivers

124

CDL drivers

2,778,268

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 VANCE BROTHERS LLC.

VANCE BROTHERS LLC (USDOT 144525) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 244 power units and 221 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 3, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VANCE BROTHERS LLC's USDOT number?

VANCE BROTHERS LLC's USDOT number is 144525, and its motor carrier number is MC-142801.

Is VANCE BROTHERS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is VANCE BROTHERS LLC's safety record?

VANCE BROTHERS LLC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 4 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 VANCE BROTHERS LLC's fleet?

VANCE BROTHERS LLC operates 244 power units and 221 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VANCE BROTHERS LLC based?

VANCE BROTHERS LLC is based in KANSAS CITY, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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