Carrier profile · USDOT 987166 · MC-418563 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Msa Transport LLC

12 power unitsavg 13.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCOLORA, MD93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-418563 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(443) 553-7826 Email dispatchmsainfo88@gmail.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 52.1 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
399.211 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Falls Lake’20–’23

Sentry Select’23–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2017	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	3

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 12

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

2000

Oldest model yr

72.7%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

COLORA, MD

922 FIRETOWER ROAD

Top corridor

PA ⇄ MD

PA 3 · FL 2 · OH 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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 3605613 USDOT 4377882 USDOT 2858551 USDOT 302401Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2858551 USDOT 4070026 USDOT 3353648 USDOT 3920852 USDOT 4377882 USDOT 302401 USDOT 3972280 USDOT 1704986

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 922 FIRETOWER ROAD, COLORA, MD, 21917
Mailing address: PO BOX 73, COLORA, MD, 21917
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (443) 553-7826
Email: msainfo88@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mathew Scott Anderson
USDOT / docket: 987166 · MC-418563
First registered: Oct 29, 2001
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2026 · 1,104,339 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,104,339

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate MSA TRANSPORT LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MSA TRANSPORT LLC.

MSA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 987166) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 9 states, 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 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MSA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

MSA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 987166, and its motor carrier number is MC-418563.

Is MSA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MSA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MSA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

MSA TRANSPORT LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MSA TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

MSA TRANSPORT LLC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MSA TRANSPORT LLC based?

MSA TRANSPORT LLC is based in COLORA, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

Similar carriers in Maryland

Comparable carriers operating in Maryland

J&m Truck Repair Inc Clear · 96Frederick, MD · 10 power units

Jca Corporation Clear · 96Silver Spring, MD · 10 power units

Ironhorse Logging Inc Clear · 96Oakland, MD · 7 power units

J & S Transport LLC Clear · 100Union Bridge, MD · 6 power units

Grimm's Automovation Inc Clear · 100Frederick, MD · 6 power units

Arden Trucking Inc Clear · 100Parkton, MD · 6 power units

V I P Transport East Inc Clear · 100Jessup, MD · 6 power units

Watkins Fuel Company Inc Clear · 100Baltimore, MD · 6 power units

More in Maryland →Top safety in Maryland →Veteran carriers in Maryland →

More Maryland carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

District Moving Companies IncClearWaldorf · 24 power units Sureshot Delivery Service IncClearHagerstown · 1 power unit Joshua Thomas TriceReviewFederalsburg · 3 power units Gene's Towing & Transport IncRockville · 1 power unit Michael Lewis BowenGlenelg Spriggs Coaches IncSunderland