Carrier profile · USDOT 2516354 · MC-873115 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Specialized Transport Solutions Company

DBA SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS

51 power unitsavg 9.6 yrNational · 23 statesFRANKLIN, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-873115 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

51Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 905-8988 Email dispatchnwilliams@sts-otr.com

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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 average42.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.6%

▲ 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

51 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

103 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 68 vehicle and 103 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.8% · 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 23.5 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

100 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 8

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 51-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 51
Inspections · 24 mo: 103
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance53 · 36 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 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)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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hartford Fire’19–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2019

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$1M	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Jun 2014 → Mar 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 51
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

83.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

103

TN busiest

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

Home base

FRANKLIN, TN

128 HOLIDAY CT #113

Top corridor

TN 25 · KY 11 · NC 11

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 3560256 USDOT 4142707Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3150981 USDOT 4142707 USDOT 3166056 USDOT 109745 USDOT 3447991 USDOT 3596524 USDOT 2375254 USDOT 3657086

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: 128 HOLIDAY CT #113, FRANKLIN, TN, 37067
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (615) 905-8988
Fax: (675) 807-5252
Email: nwilliams@sts-otr.com
Web domain: sts-otr.com

Registration

Officers: Jonathan Coonce · Kathryne Coonce
USDOT / docket: 2516354 · MC-873115
First registered: Jun 17, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 2, 2025 · 2,509,851 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80460883

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,509,851

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 SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY.

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY (USDOT 2516354) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 103 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 68 vehicle-level and 103 driver-level — across 23 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 51 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 2, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY's USDOT number?

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY's USDOT number is 2516354, and its motor carrier number is MC-873115.

Is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY authorized to operate?

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

What is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY's safety record?

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY has a 42.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 179 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 SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY's fleet?

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY operates 51 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY based?

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS COMPANY is based in FRANKLIN, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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