Carrier profile · USDOT 55287 · MC-30900 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Filkins Transportation Company Inc

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesPITTSFIELD, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-30900 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

21.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2009 · vPIC

Call dispatch(413) 637-8854 Email dispatchfilkinstransportation@hughes.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

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

Safety’15–’21

Progressive’21–now

2015201820212024now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2015 → May 2021	$750K	48

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

PITTSFIELD, MA

723 CRANE AVE

Top corridor

NY ⇄ MA

NY 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705 USDOT 7187 USDOT 29282 USDOT 33747 USDOT 52891 USDOT 72185 USDOT 89599 USDOT 121009

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 723 CRANE AVE, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201-1709
Mailing address: P O BOX 862, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01202-0862
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (413) 637-8854
Fax: (413) 637-9034
Email: filkinstransportation@hughes.net

Registration

Officer: Shaun Cooper
USDOT / docket: 55287 · MC-30900
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 29,970 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 7, 2009
D-U-N-S: 4868915

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

29,970

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 FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC.

FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 55287) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 7, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 55287, and its motor carrier number is MC-30900.

Is FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's safety record?

FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's fleet?

FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC based?

FILKINS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is based in PITTSFIELD, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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