Carrier profile · USDOT 736210 · MC-335873 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Appalachian Transport Inc

17 power unitsavg 17.2 yrRegional · 5 statesSMETHPORT, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-335873 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 887-5581 Email dispatchjdherzog@comcast.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 22 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 32.2 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 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$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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’02–’09

Zurich American’09–’14

Arch’22–now

1998200520122019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2022	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2018 → May 2020	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2017 → May 2018	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2016 → Oct 2017	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Jan 2017	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2009	$1M	12
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2002	$1M	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 5
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

17.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

61.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

SMETHPORT, PA

1308 EAST VALLEY RD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ PA

NY 4 · WV 2 · PA 2

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 238954 USDOT 1259891

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason herzog — 3 carriers: USDOT 1418609 USDOT 3414789

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 1308 EAST VALLEY RD, SMETHPORT, PA, 16749
Mailing address: PO BOX 1473, SMETHPORT, PA, 16749
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (814) 887-5581
Fax: (814) 887-2523
Email: jdherzog@comcast.net

Registration

Officer: Jason Herzog
USDOT / docket: 736210 · MC-335873
First registered: Mar 19, 1998
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2025 · 1,233,752 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,233,752

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 APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC.

APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 736210) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 736210, and its motor carrier number is MC-335873.

Is APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC operates 17 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC based?

APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC is based in SMETHPORT, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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