Carrier profile · USDOT 247350 · MC-459611 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

South Shore Transportation Company

336 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 19 statesSANDUSKY, OH63/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-459611 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

336Power units

210 observed · MCS-150

302Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 357-2834 Email dispatchwrider@contransusa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

336 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

386 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 29.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 221 vehicle and 386 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 3.3 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

375 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 28

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 336-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 336
Inspections · 24 mo: 386
Annualized: ≈193 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving117 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 28 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 41 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 12 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 16 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance15 · 14 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers Property’96–’00

Acuity A’04–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2022	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$1M	1
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2000 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Nov 1995	$1M	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	May 1994 → Dec 1994	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 336
Observed power (24 mo): 210
Trailers (towed): 302

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

67.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

386

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 57 inspections
Florida: 50 inspections
Tennessee: 46 inspections
Ohio: 44 inspections
Maryland: 40 inspections
South Carolina: 33 inspections
Georgia: 25 inspections
Pennsylvania: 22 inspections
Mississippi: 17 inspections
New Jersey: 14 inspections
Alabama: 11 inspections
Michigan: 6 inspections
Virginia: 6 inspections
New York: 5 inspections
Delaware: 3 inspections
Connecticut: 3 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

SANDUSKY, OH

1338 E PERKINS AVE SUITE 102

Top corridor

NC ⇄ OH

NC 57 · FL 50 · TN 46

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 92321 USDOT 348083 USDOT 1194334 USDOT 4480965Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 72 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 192897 USDOT 4523756 USDOT 92321 USDOT 389263 USDOT 4050148 USDOT 4050182 USDOT 255166 USDOT 2841969

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

336

Observed (24 mo)

210

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1338 E PERKINS AVE SUITE 102, SANDUSKY, OH, 44870
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 357-2834
Email: wrider@contransusa.com
Web domain: contransusa.com

Registration

Officers: Steven Brookshaw · Kristen Fess
USDOT / docket: 247350 · MC-459611
First registered: Jun 6, 1984
Last MCS-150: Mar 16, 2026 · 21,600,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 9, 1989
D-U-N-S: 118139856

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

336

Power units

286

Drivers

286

CDL drivers

21,600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

66 of 221 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

242violation records

66OOS-tagged records

66 of 221inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

7567%50 / 75

Unsafe driving

713%2 / 71

Lights

4229%12 / 42

Brakes

293%1 / 29

Hours of service

240%0 / 24

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

30%Oct 24 to Apr 2515 / 50

38%Apr 25 to Oct 2525 / 66

24%Oct 25 to Apr 2614 / 59

26%Apr 26 to Oct 2612 / 46

Top 3 codes (31 of 242 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)14
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects9
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)8

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns6
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)6
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components5
393.9 Inoperative required lamps5
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps5
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps5
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)4
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps4
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer4
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak4
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt3
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone3
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1502
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.110B1-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
393.9T Inoperative required lamps2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.19A2 Unified registration / MCS-1501
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLIMPT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.3-F Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205A-WRBH Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.83G-ELDC Exhaust system1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (USDOT 247350) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 386 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 221 vehicle-level and 386 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 336 power units and 286 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 9, 1989 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number is 247350, and its motor carrier number is MC-459611.

Is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's safety record?

SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY has a 29.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 701 roadside inspections, with 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).