Carrier profile · USDOT 2286449 · MC-780939 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Solid Transportation Services Inc

40 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 29 statesWATERFORD, MI80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-780939 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(248) 607-7012

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.9%

▲ 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

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 58 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 14.8 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

114 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 10

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving50 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 18 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 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: Inactive

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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Grange Michigan’13–’15

Northland’15–’22

Spinnaker’24–’26

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SPINNAKER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	7
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	7
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2022	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2022	$750K	9
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN	Apr 2013 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

67.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

118

TN busiest

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

Home base

WATERFORD, MI

2893 DIXIE HIGHWAY

Top corridor

TN ⇄ MI

TN 30 · OH 13 · MI 8

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2785364Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2785364 USDOT 3028244 USDOT 1246253 USDOT 3081784 USDOT 3149864 USDOT 1111020 USDOT 1981739 USDOT 1872810

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2893 DIXIE HIGHWAY, WATERFORD, MI, 48328
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (248) 607-7012
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Paul Doychev
USDOT / docket: 2286449 · MC-780939
First registered: Mar 21, 2012
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 3,830,281 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,830,281

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 SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2286449) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 58 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 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 40 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2286449, and its motor carrier number is MC-780939.

Is SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 37.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 40 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

SOLID TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in WATERFORD, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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