Carrier profile · USDOT 322235 · MC-184341 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Gray Transportation Inc

173 power unitsavg 7.2 yrNational · 24 statesWATERLOO, IA63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-184341 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

173Power units

79 observed · MCS-150

103Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 234-3930 Email dispatchdgray@graytran.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

173 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%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 — 39 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.1% · 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 12.7 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

97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 173-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: 173
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / 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 Driving147 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 38 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’92–’05

Great West’13–’16

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2023	$1M	3
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$1M	4
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Sep 2019	$1M	4
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2013 → Nov 2016	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2010 → Aug 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2010	$1M	11
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Aug 2008	$1M	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Aug 2005	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 173
Observed power (24 mo): 79
Trailers (towed): 103

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

59.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

115

IA busiest

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

2459 GT DRIVE

Top corridor

IA 23 · IL 12 · IN 9

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 2642546 USDOT 372163Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 111 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 311077 USDOT 917105 USDOT 3079211 USDOT 3363167 USDOT 3512708 USDOT 3411916 USDOT 3491280 USDOT 3742307

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@graytran.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 470494

Shares a company officer with other carriers

leroy gray — 2 carriers: USDOT 2326856

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

173

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 2459 GT DRIVE, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Mailing address: PO BOX 2365, WATERLOO, IA, 50704
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 234-3930
Fax: (319) 234-8841
Email: dgray@graytran.com
Web domain: graytran.com

Registration

Officers: Leroy Gray · Darrin Gray
USDOT / docket: 322235 · MC-184341
First registered: Jul 28, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jan 31, 2025 · 14,954,886 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 7, 2015
D-U-N-S: 806035143

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

173

Power units

173

Drivers

172

CDL drivers

14,954,886

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 GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC.

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 322235) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 173 power units and 173 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 7, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 322235, and its motor carrier number is MC-184341.

Is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 378 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 173 power units and 173 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC based?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WATERLOO, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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