Carrier profile · USDOT 3704647 · MC-1297673 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Els Transportation LLC

8 power unitsavg 7.7 yrRegional · 5 statesVANCOUVER, WA63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1297673 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2009–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(971) 401-7532 Email dispatchabrham@elstransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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 peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2009–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 14 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 28.9 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈0.9 / 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: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’21–’23

United Financial’23–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	5

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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): 8
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OR busiest

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

Home base

VANCOUVER, WA

1514 NE 154TH ST

Top corridor

OR ⇄ WA

OR 8 · WA 3 · GA 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3083747Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2114777 USDOT 2580203 USDOT 3605263 USDOT 4156587 USDOT 2945644 USDOT 3083747 USDOT 3199716 USDOT 3859620

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: 1514 NE 154TH ST, VANCOUVER, WA, 98686
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (971) 401-7532
Email: abrham@elstransportation.com
Web domain: elstransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Abrham T. Haile
USDOT / docket: 3704647 · MC-1297673
First registered: Aug 19, 2021
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2025 · 918,423 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

918,423

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 ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3704647) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 5 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 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3704647, and its motor carrier number is MC-1297673.

Is ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

ELS TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in VANCOUVER, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(971) 401-7532 Email dispatchabrham@elstransportation.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3704647
MC / Docket: MC-1297673
Officer: ABRHAM T. HAILE
Address: 1514 NE 154TH ST
VANCOUVER, WA, 98686

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 25.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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