Carrier profile · USDOT 2156343 · MC-757597 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

VS Carriers Inc

DBA VISTA TRANS

410 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 49 statesLAKE IN THE HILLS, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-757597 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

410Power units

346 observed · MCS-150

551Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 904-0023 Email dispatchsafety@vistatrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

48 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

48 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

410 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,001 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 466 vehicle and 1,000 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.8% · 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 3.6 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

923 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 60

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 410-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 410
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,001
Annualized: ≈501 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving550 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance138 · 120 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance108 · 33 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance67 · 13 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance47 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’11–’13

Spirit Commercial’17–’19

Third Coast’20–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Jun 2025	$1M	4
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2024 → May 2024	$1M	2
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2024	$1M	5
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2017 → Feb 2019	$1M	2
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$1M	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Sep 2014 → Feb 2015	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 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): 410
Observed power (24 mo): 346
Trailers (towed): 551

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 49 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,001

IL busiest

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

Home base

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL

8 PROSPER CT

Top corridor

IL 79 · TN 73 · NM 64

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: 79 trucks also ran under 50 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3013981 USDOT 3346833 USDOT 3529027 USDOT 3976375 USDOT 1968174 USDOT 3640836 USDOT 2847537 USDOT 3164114Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 195 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1797016 USDOT 2508694 USDOT 3396687 USDOT 3628396 USDOT 3867449 USDOT 2437832 USDOT 3237216 USDOT 3487141

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

410

Observed (24 mo)

346

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8 PROSPER CT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL, 60156-9601
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 904-0023
Fax: (773) 717-5592
Email: safety@vistatrans.com
Web domain: vistatrans.com

Registration

Officer: Tanya Popovych
USDOT / docket: 2156343 · MC-757597
First registered: May 23, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 63,602,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 9, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

410

Power units

405

Drivers

405

CDL drivers

63,602,000

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 VS CARRIERS INC.

VS CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2156343) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 1,001 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 466 vehicle-level and 1,000 driver-level — across 49 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 48 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 410 power units and 405 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 9, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VS CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

VS CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2156343, and its motor carrier number is MC-757597.

Is VS CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, VS CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VS CARRIERS INC's safety record?

VS CARRIERS INC has a 29.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,682 roadside inspections, with 48 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is VS CARRIERS INC's fleet?

VS CARRIERS INC operates 410 power units and 405 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VS CARRIERS INC based?

VS CARRIERS INC is based in LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 49 states.

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