Carrier profile · USDOT 1759937 · MC-273577 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Davis Transport LLC

DBA DAVIS TRANSPORT

4 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 7 statesFORT DODGE, IA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-273577 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 554-1695 Email dispatchoffice@davistransportfd.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

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’12–’17

1994200220102018now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2019	$1M	3
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Aug 2020	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2012 → Oct 2017	$1M	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Nov 2010 → Mar 2012	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Nov 2010	$1M	3
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Oct 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Aug 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

FORT DODGE, IA

2516 7TH AVE SOUTH

Top corridor

WI ⇄ IA

WI 3 · IA 3 · MN 2

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 2459857 USDOT 2490770 USDOT 2334003Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2970051 USDOT 3271777 USDOT 1720456 USDOT 2864942 USDOT 2334003 USDOT 1906288 USDOT 2882605 USDOT 3210966

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kurt davis — 9 carriers: USDOT 553107 USDOT 1202772 USDOT 1544572 USDOT 2114879 USDOT 2375132 USDOT 3062156 USDOT 3249681 USDOT 4073982

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2516 7TH AVE SOUTH, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 554-1695
Email: office@davistransportfd.com
Web domain: davistransportfd.com

Registration

Officer: Kurt Davis
USDOT / docket: 1759937 · MC-273577
First registered: Apr 11, 2008
Last MCS-150: Oct 9, 2025 · 407,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

407,000

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 DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC.

DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1759937) 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 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 8, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 9, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1759937, and its motor carrier number is MC-273577.

Is DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 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 DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC based?

DAVIS TRANSPORT LLC is based in FORT DODGE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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