Carrier profile · USDOT 2157072 · MC-794631 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sopel Transportation Inc

21 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 15 statesWEST CHICAGO, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-794631 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 378-4917 Email dispatchedward@sopeltrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 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

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%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 — 12 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 4

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
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 ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’13–’20

Berkley’20–’23

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

75.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

WEST CHICAGO, IL

245 WEST ROOSEVELT RD UNIT 6

Top corridor

IL 8 · SD 6 · IA 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3765664Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2163176 USDOT 3946182 USDOT 2954920 USDOT 3021174 USDOT 3111504 USDOT 3444430 USDOT 290983 USDOT 3479370

Shares a company officer with other carriers

edward szawinski — 2 carriers: USDOT 3561523

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: 245 WEST ROOSEVELT RD UNIT 6, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 378-4917
Email: edward@sopeltrans.com
Web domain: sopeltrans.com

Registration

Officer: Edward Szawinski
USDOT / docket: 2157072 · MC-794631
First registered: May 24, 2011
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 2,403,713 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,403,713

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 SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC.

SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2157072) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 12, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 15 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 21 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2157072, and its motor carrier number is MC-794631.

Is SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 83 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC operates 21 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC based?

SOPEL TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WEST CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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