Carrier profile · USDOT 2890110 · MC-970896 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

C1 Transportation Inc

59 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 38 statesCHANNAHON, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970896 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

59Power units

81 observed · MCS-150

102Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(872) 888-1777 Email dispatchoffice@c1transportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average33.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 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-mo33.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

59 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

179 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 80 vehicle and 179 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.8% · 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 1.7 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

167 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 13

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 59-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 59
Inspections · 24 mo: 179
Annualized: ≈90 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving211 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 30 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 12 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance25 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance24 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 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 / 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’17

State National’17–’18

National Continental’18–’19

Knightbrook’19–’20

State Nationalspecialty’20–’21

Knightbrook’21–’22

Obsidian’22–’23

Highlander Specialty’23–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jun 2018 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 59
Observed power (24 mo): 81
Trailers (towed): 102

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

77.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

177

IL busiest

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

Home base

CHANNAHON, IL

23038 W EAMES ST

Top corridor

IL 21 · IN 9 · OH 9

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: 18 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 850629 USDOT 2286133 USDOT 3139629 USDOT 4009672 USDOT 2914675 USDOT 2820179 USDOT 4572670 USDOT 2391223Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 86 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3145664 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 3566257 USDOT 4142707 USDOT 1519324 USDOT 1896780 USDOT 2365308 USDOT 3464444

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@c1transportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3779308

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nicolae corobca — 2 carriers: USDOT 3779308

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: 23038 W EAMES ST, CHANNAHON, IL, 60410
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (872) 888-1777
Fax: (872) 888-1227
Email: office@c1transportation.com
Web domain: c1transportation.com

Registration

Officer: Nicolae Corobca
USDOT / docket: 2890110 · MC-970896
First registered: May 15, 2016
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2025 · 10,317,736 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

10,317,736

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 C1 TRANSPORTATION INC.

C1 TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2890110) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 179 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 80 vehicle-level and 179 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 59 power units and 59 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C1 TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

C1 TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2890110, and its motor carrier number is MC-970896.

Is C1 TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, C1 TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C1 TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

C1 TRANSPORTATION INC has a 33.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 402 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is C1 TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

C1 TRANSPORTATION INC operates 59 power units and 59 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C1 TRANSPORTATION INC based?

C1 TRANSPORTATION INC is based in CHANNAHON, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 38 states.

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