Carrier profile · USDOT 374735 · MC-209918 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Classic Transportation Services Inc

79 power unitsavg 13.8 yrRegional · 3 statesWAYLAND, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209918 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

52Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 877-0003 Email dispatchdominicforbes@classictransportation.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

58 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 58 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 22.1 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

57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 79-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 58
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’97–’00

Northland’05–’08

Acuity A’08–’14

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2018

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2014	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2008	$1M	2
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jul 2004	$1M	2
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 2000	$1M	2
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Jun 1997	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → Jun 1996	$1M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 52

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

26.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

WAYLAND, MI

4729 DIVISION

Top corridor

IN ⇄ MI

IN 32 · MI 18 · IL 8

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4729 DIVISION, WAYLAND, MI, 49348
Mailing address: P.O. BOX 88276, KENTWOOD, MI, 49518
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (616) 877-0003
Fax: (616) 877-0424
Email: dominicforbes@classictransportation.com
Web domain: classictransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Dominic Forbes · Kim Vanbeek
USDOT / docket: 374735 · MC-209918
First registered: Dec 1, 1989
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 4,775,964 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 4, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,775,964

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 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 374735) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 58 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 58 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 4, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 374735, and its motor carrier number is MC-209918.

Is CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 104 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 79 power units and 76 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

CLASSIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in WAYLAND, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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