Carrier profile · USDOT 31706 · MC-30318 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Yankee Trails Inc

0 power unitsavg 7.5 yrRegional · 6 statesRENSSELAER, NY76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-30318 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(518) 286-2400 Email dispatchjadams@yankeetrails.com

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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.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes21 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 99 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 5.9 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hartford Accident’86–’02

State Pennsylvania’92–’00

Lancer’05–now

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jul 2024	$5M	6
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$5M	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2005	$5M	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$5M	3
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$5M	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2002 → Jun 2003	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2002 → Jun 2003	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2002	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$5M	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$5M	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$5M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 1992 → Jun 2000	$5M	4
HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.	Dec 1986 → May 2002	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

41.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

RENSSELAER, NY

569 3RD AVENUE EXTENSION

Top corridor

NY 34 · NJ 16 · VT 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 434498

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: 569 3RD AVENUE EXTENSION, RENSSELAER, NY, 12144
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (518) 286-2400
Email: jadams@yankeetrails.com
Web domain: yankeetrails.com

Registration

Officers: Jeff Adams · Faith Ackerley
USDOT / docket: 31706 · MC-30318
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 12, 2026 · 2,356,437 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2024
D-U-N-S: 3958428

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,356,437

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 YANKEE TRAILS INC.

YANKEE TRAILS INC (USDOT 31706) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is YANKEE TRAILS INC's USDOT number?

YANKEE TRAILS INC's USDOT number is 31706, and its motor carrier number is MC-30318.

Is YANKEE TRAILS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, YANKEE TRAILS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is YANKEE TRAILS INC's safety record?

YANKEE TRAILS INC has a 2.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 99 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is YANKEE TRAILS INC's fleet?

YANKEE TRAILS INC operates 0 power units and 76 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is YANKEE TRAILS INC based?

YANKEE TRAILS INC is based in RENSSELAER, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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