Carrier profile · USDOT 1849805 · MC-669895 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Clark Transportation Services LLC

82 power unitsavg 2.9 yrNational · 16 statesMARION, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-669895 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

82Power units

65 observed · MCS-150

74Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 997-3889 Email dispatchjudy@clark-trans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 199 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

82 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

139 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 71 vehicle and 139 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.8% · 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 5.9 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

127 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 12

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 82-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 82
Inspections · 24 mo: 139
Annualized: ≈70 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Maxum’09–’13

Northland’13–’17

National Union’18–’24

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 2018 → Mar 2024	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2017	$1M	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Nov 2013	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 82
Observed power (24 mo): 65
Trailers (towed): 74

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

46.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

139

IL busiest

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

Home base

MARION, IL

12940 PITTSBURG RD

Top corridor

IL 46 · TN 17 · IN 17

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 1297500 USDOT 638400Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1297500 USDOT 627833 USDOT 638400 USDOT 3011581 USDOT 4281868 USDOT 3415043 USDOT 1719842 USDOT 3872845

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@clark-trans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4509453

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dave w clark — 2 carriers: USDOT 3270591

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: 12940 PITTSBURG RD, MARION, IL, 62959
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (618) 997-3889
Fax: (618) 993-6687
Email: judy@clark-trans.com
Web domain: clark-trans.com

Registration

Officers: Dave W Clark · Judy L Parks
USDOT / docket: 1849805 · MC-669895
First registered: Jan 30, 2009
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2025 · 5,949,222 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.40
D-U-N-S: 829763379

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,949,222

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 SERVICES LLC.

CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1849805) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 139 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 139 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 82 power units and 79 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1849805, and its motor carrier number is MC-669895.

Is CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 15.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 199 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's fleet?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 82 power units and 79 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC based?

CLARK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in MARION, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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