Carrier profile · USDOT 1772445 · MC-646966 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

M4 Transportation LLC

53 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 5 statesFONTANA, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-646966 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

95Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 459-1144 Email dispatchchris.mynes@m4trans.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 above average24.8% 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.8%

▲ 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

Small fleet

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

140 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 121 vehicle and 113 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.4% · 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 8.3 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

138 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 20

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 53-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 140
Annualized: ≈70 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving44 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 20 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 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: 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Union’08–’16

Scottsdale’16–’23

Third Coast’23–’25

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Oct 2025 → May 2026	$750K	3
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2023	$750K	9
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2008 → 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): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 95

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

140

CA busiest

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

Home base

FONTANA, CA

13820 SLOVER AVE

Top corridor

CA 118 · AZ 8 · TX 6

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: 14 trucks also ran under 15 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2489678 USDOT 4492015 USDOT 2129632 USDOT 2894636 USDOT 21800 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3603275 USDOT 3812758Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (47 trucks · 66 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3468122 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3603275 USDOT 3804761 USDOT 51938 USDOT 3114606 USDOT 3413878 USDOT 3812758

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@m4trans.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2385836 USDOT 4011213

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: 13820 SLOVER AVE, FONTANA, CA, 92337
Mailing address: 2910 S ARCHIBALD AVE A438, ONTARIO, CA, 92407
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 459-1144
Email: chris.mynes@m4trans.com
Web domain: m4trans.com

Registration

Officer: Chris Mynes
USDOT / docket: 1772445 · MC-646966
First registered: May 14, 2008
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 1,734,852 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

1,734,852

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 M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC.

M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1772445) 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 contract 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 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC effective May 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 140 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 121 vehicle-level and 113 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It reports 53 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1772445, and its motor carrier number is MC-646966.

Is M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

M4 TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 24.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).