Carrier profile · USDOT 170143 · MC-210101 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Clark Transportation Inc

45 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 31 statesLINCOLN, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210101 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 732-2500 Email dispatchsafety.clarktrans@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes25 crashes involving injuries are on 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-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

208 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 208 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · 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 7.3 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

197 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 14

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

≈2.3 / 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: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 208
Annualized: ≈104 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance79 · 18 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving66 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 8 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 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 / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 20 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cincinnati’92–’96

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 25 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 25 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	7
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	3
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Jan 2008	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2007 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	Jun 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jun 2006	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	5
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
CHICAGO INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	2
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1992 → Apr 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

87.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

207

IL busiest

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

Home base

LINCOLN, IL

100 MADIGAN DRIVE

Top corridor

IL 46 · NM 22 · CA 18

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2850218 USDOT 2562602Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2494169 USDOT 3390662 USDOT 828360 USDOT 1332081 USDOT 2350420 USDOT 3159808 USDOT 1337564 USDOT 4194670

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: 100 MADIGAN DRIVE, LINCOLN, IL, 62656
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 732-2500
Fax: (217) 732-7552
Email: safety.clarktrans@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: Stanley J Clark · Lisa A Clark
USDOT / docket: 170143 · MC-210101
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2026 · 6,650,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 11, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,650,000

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 CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC.

CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 170143) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 208 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 208 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 11, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 170143, and its motor carrier number is MC-210101.

Is CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC has a 20.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 347 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC operates 45 power units and 45 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC based?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION INC is based in LINCOLN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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