Carrier profile · USDOT 3522098 · MC-1169453 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Groundtrans Logistics Inc

10 power unitsavg 5.2 yrMulti-region · 11 statesCHELSEA, MA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1169453 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.2Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(781) 521-3811 Email dispatchPM@GROUNDTRANSLOGISTICS.COM

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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 average47.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 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-mo47.1%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 36.7 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Safety’23–now

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SAFETY INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2023 → May 2026	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 33
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

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

57.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

CHELSEA, MA

128 EASTERN AVE

Top corridor

MA 27 · NH 8 · ME 6

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: 6 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1696867 USDOT 2788501 USDOT 2525715 USDOT 3771801 USDOT 327574 USDOT 63904 USDOT 1413342Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 33 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 373544 USDOT 2525715 USDOT 128557 USDOT 3835287 USDOT 1696867 USDOT 2788501 USDOT 331109 USDOT 2861483

Shares a company officer with other carriers

peter mattarese — 2 carriers: USDOT 1559323

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: 128 EASTERN AVE, CHELSEA, MA, 02150
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (781) 521-3811
Email: pm@groundtranslogistics.com
Web domain: groundtranslogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Peter Mattarese · Peter Mattarese
USDOT / docket: 3522098 · MC-1169453
First registered: Nov 16, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 450,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 999.99
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

450,000

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 GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC.

GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3522098) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SAFETY INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 3522098, and its motor carrier number is MC-1169453.

Is GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 90 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 GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC operates 10 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC based?

GROUNDTRANS LOGISTICS INC is based in CHELSEA, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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