Carrier profile · USDOT 205228 · MC-159341 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Schulz Transportation Services Inc

72 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 19 statesLINCOLN, NE70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-159341 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

72Power units

72 observed · MCS-150

99Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 470-0600 Email dispatchashoemaker@schulztran.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 281 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

72 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

185 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 82 vehicle and 185 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.3% · 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 3.9 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

179 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 11

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 72-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 72
Inspections · 24 mo: 185
Annualized: ≈93 / 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 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: Inactive
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’01–’07

Sparta’09–’14

Arch’14–now

1985199620072018now

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 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → May 2026	$750K	12
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2007 → May 2009	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1998 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1985 → Mar 1985	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 72
Observed power (24 mo): 72
Trailers (towed): 99

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

74.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

185

UT busiest

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

Home base

LINCOLN, NE

4301 W ADAMS STREET

Top corridor

UT ⇄ NE

UT 30 · NM 29 · CA 25

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 1252905 USDOT 3445009Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4111514 USDOT 4146782 USDOT 3905533 USDOT 4485371 USDOT 428823 USDOT 1252905 USDOT 3445009 USDOT 3524405

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@schulztran.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2897025

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: 4301 W ADAMS STREET, LINCOLN, NE, 68524
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 470-0600
Email: ashoemaker@schulztran.com
Web domain: schulztran.com

Registration

Officers: Beth Schulz · Alan Schulz
USDOT / docket: 205228 · MC-159341
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2026 · 11,407,704 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2007
D-U-N-S: 107598443

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,407,704

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 SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 205228) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 185 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 82 vehicle-level and 185 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 72 power units and 74 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 205228, and its motor carrier number is MC-159341.

Is SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 8.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 281 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 72 power units and 74 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

SCHULZ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in LINCOLN, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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