Carrier profile · USDOT 4121773 · MC-212528 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Baker Transportation LLC

54 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 6 statesLAKE CITY, SC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-212528 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

54Power units

49 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(854) 230-2250 Email dispatchbillymcallister@bakertransportation.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

54 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.9 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 26.4 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

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 8

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 54-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 54
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’21 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’92–’05

Great West’12–’17

Auto Owners’17–’22

Wesco’21–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2021

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	2
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jan 2022	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2011	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1992 → Nov 2005	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 54
Observed power (24 mo): 49
Trailers (towed): 60

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

44.0%

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

SC busiest

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

Home base

LAKE CITY, SC

4021 N WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY HWY

Top corridor

SC 60 · NC 18 · GA 5

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 489788 USDOT 3638882Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 489788 USDOT 3638882 USDOT 3035867 USDOT 2458096 USDOT 1104621 USDOT 3973327 USDOT 157649

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bakertransportation.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 325864 USDOT 1068764

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: 4021 N WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY HWY, LAKE CITY, SC, 29560-7638
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (854) 230-2250
Fax: (843) 389-2572
Email: billymcallister@bakertransportation.net
Web domain: bakertransportation.net

Registration

Officers: Randym Brag · Tripp Mcallister
USDOT / docket: 4121773 · MC-212528
First registered: Aug 23, 2023
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 3,564,227 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,564,227

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 BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4121773) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 54 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 4121773, and its motor carrier number is MC-212528.

Is BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 139 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 54 power units and 53 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in LAKE CITY, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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