Carrier profile · USDOT 2838429 · MC-950175 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Grasshopper Trans Inc

75 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 37 statesCHICAGO, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-950175 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 724-8400 Email dispatchdispatch@grasshoppertrans.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.6%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 52 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 20.6 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

114 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 10

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 75-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 15 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’18

Knight Specialty’18–’20

Ace Property’20–’25

2016201920222025now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2025	$1M	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Sep 2018 → Oct 2018	$1M	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 68

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

2003

Oldest model yr

88.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

115

NM busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

2605 S INDIANA AVE UNIT 409

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IL

NM 11 · IL 9 · TN 8

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: 23 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 3225405 USDOT 4044541 USDOT 4410542 USDOT 3791545Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 27 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 165420 USDOT 3225405 USDOT 3619022 USDOT 4044541 USDOT 3479706 USDOT 2728272 USDOT 3689437 USDOT 3853821

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 2605 S INDIANA AVE UNIT 409, CHICAGO, IL, 60616
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (312) 724-8400
Fax: (312) 724-7525
Email: dispatch@grasshoppertrans.com
Web domain: grasshoppertrans.com

Registration

Officer: Dusko Grbic
USDOT / docket: 2838429 · MC-950175
First registered: Jan 13, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 2, 2025 · 6,980,448 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 4.08
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,980,448

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 GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC.

GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC (USDOT 2838429) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 52 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC's USDOT number?

GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC's USDOT number is 2838429, and its motor carrier number is MC-950175.

Is GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC's safety record?

GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC has a 34.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 179 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC's fleet?

GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC operates 75 power units and 75 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC based?

GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 37 states.

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