Carrier profile · USDOT 2889158 · MC-970462 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Leo's Transport LLC

34 power unitsavg 8.8 yrNational · 30 statesVALPARAISO, IN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970462 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 755-7557 Email dispatchinfo@leostransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.6% 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

107 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 44 vehicle and 107 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 17.7 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

107 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 15

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 107
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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 / 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’16–’20

Compass Specialty’20–’22

Progressive Southeastern’22–’24

Canal’24–’25

National Union’25–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

107

IA busiest

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

Home base

VALPARAISO, IN

259 INDIANA AVE SUITE A2

Top corridor

IA ⇄ IN

IA 14 · IL 9 · OH 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: 15 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3585649 USDOT 4317793 USDOT 3489728 USDOT 4126263 USDOT 3425527 USDOT 4480933 USDOT 3585416 USDOT 3523106Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (71 trucks · 79 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2309327 USDOT 3489728 USDOT 3585649 USDOT 4317793 USDOT 2435654 USDOT 2505798 USDOT 587147 USDOT 2508694

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 259 INDIANA AVE SUITE A2, VALPARAISO, IN, 46383
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 755-7557
Email: info@leostransport.com
Web domain: leostransport.com

Registration

Officers: Martin Tanev · Simon Ristevski
USDOT / docket: 2889158 · MC-970462
First registered: May 11, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 3,231,512 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,231,512

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 LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC.

LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2889158) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective May 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 107 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 107 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 34 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2889158, and its motor carrier number is MC-970462.

Is LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC has a 29.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 109 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC operates 34 power units and 34 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC based?

LEO'S TRANSPORT LLC is based in VALPARAISO, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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