Carrier profile · USDOT 541257 · MC-269456 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Abco Transportation Inc

264 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 25 statesOCALA, FL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269456 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

264Power units

193 observed · MCS-150

235Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(352) 583-2777 Email dispatchshawn.walker@driveabco.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 572 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

264 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

385 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 121 vehicle and 385 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

373 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 23

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 264-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 264
Inspections · 24 mo: 385
Annualized: ≈193 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving186 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance50 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 22 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance16 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Liberty’96–’00

Zurich American’02–’07

Protective’09–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2009 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2007 → Jun 2009	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2007	$1M	7
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2000 → Nov 2000	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 1995 → Oct 1995	$1M	2
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 1993 → Oct 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): 264
Observed power (24 mo): 193
Trailers (towed): 235

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

48.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

383

TN busiest

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

Home base

OCALA, FL

1300 SW 38TH AVENUE

Top corridor

TN ⇄ FL

TN 94 · FL 68 · GA 64

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3931870 USDOT 63391 USDOT 3707110 USDOT 612401Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 43 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 549246 USDOT 2191398 USDOT 2545367 USDOT 63391 USDOT 204961 USDOT 4330853 USDOT 3972756 USDOT 4276766

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sam scott — 2 carriers: USDOT 1769439

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

264

Observed (24 mo)

193

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: 1300 SW 38TH AVENUE, OCALA, FL, 34474
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (352) 583-2777
Fax: (937) 283-7804
Email: shawn.walker@driveabco.com
Web domain: driveabco.com

Registration

Officers: Shawn Walker · Sam Scott
USDOT / docket: 541257 · MC-269456
First registered: Nov 2, 1993
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2024 · 14,881,439 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 16, 2010
D-U-N-S: 809738362

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

264

Power units

250

Drivers

250

CDL drivers

14,881,439

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 ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC.

ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 541257) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 385 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 121 vehicle-level and 385 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 264 power units and 250 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 16, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 541257, and its motor carrier number is MC-269456.

Is ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC has a 19.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 572 roadside inspections, with 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC operates 264 power units and 250 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC based?

ABCO TRANSPORTATION INC is based in OCALA, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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