Carrier profile · USDOT 3140628 · MC-98894 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Classic Transport Driver Services LLC

8 power unitsavg 15.5 yrRegional · 4 statesGASTONIA, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-98894 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 351-3922 Email dispatchmitch@classictransport.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average77.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo77.8%

▲ 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-mo77.8%

▲ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 77.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 90.8 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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$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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Integon’19–’21

Amguard’21–’22

Incline’22–’24

Stonewood’24–’26

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	7
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

GASTONIA, NC

2627 TRALEE DRIVE

Top corridor

SC ⇄ NC

SC 8 · NC 7 · OH 1

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3976011 USDOT 3527436Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 946852 USDOT 3976011 USDOT 1053464 USDOT 869975 USDOT 3911729 USDOT 3856119 USDOT 3770387

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@classictransport.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 2564012

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: 2627 TRALEE DRIVE, GASTONIA, NC, 28056
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 351-3922
Email: mitch@classictransport.net
Web domain: classictransport.net

Registration

Officer: Mitch Eaker
USDOT / docket: 3140628 · MC-98894
First registered: May 24, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2025 · 367,298 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

367,298

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 CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC.

CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3140628) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 77.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 4 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 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3140628, and its motor carrier number is MC-98894.

Is CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC's safety record?

CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC has a 77.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 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 CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC's fleet?

CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC based?

CLASSIC TRANSPORT DRIVER SERVICES LLC is based in GASTONIA, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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