Carrier profile · USDOT 3740051 · MC-1323595 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WHY Not US Transport LLC

6 power unitsavg 3.8 yrNational · 16 statesCOUNCIL GROVE, KS74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1323595 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

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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 average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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.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-mo41.2%

▲ 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-mo41.2%

▲ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 44.6 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 7

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

≈1.8 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Financial’22–’24

National’24–’25

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

77.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

COUNCIL GROVE, KS

305 S WASHINGTON ST

Top corridor

OH ⇄ KS

OH 3 · NM 2 · KY 2

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: 4 trucks 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 3984874Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2392985 USDOT 3240872 USDOT 3984874 USDOT 4147884 USDOT 2785346 USDOT 3118782 USDOT 116455 USDOT 3192585

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: 305 S WASHINGTON ST, COUNCIL GROVE, KS, 66846
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (785) 577-4933
Fax: (620) 767-6254
Email: oldcar_lover@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kerry Blake Long
USDOT / docket: 3740051 · MC-1323595
First registered: Oct 8, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 90,353 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 29, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

90,353

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 WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC.

WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3740051) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 3, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 16 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 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 29, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3740051, and its motor carrier number is MC-1323595.

Is WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC operates 6 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC based?

WHY NOT US TRANSPORT LLC is based in COUNCIL GROVE, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 3740051
MC / Docket: MC-1323595
Officer: KERRY BLAKE LONG
Address: 305 S WASHINGTON ST
COUNCIL GROVE, KS, 66846

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 41.2%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 3740051
MC / Docket: MC-1323595
Officer: KERRY BLAKE LONG
Address: 305 S WASHINGTON ST
COUNCIL GROVE, KS, 66846

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 4 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 41.2%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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