Carrier profile · USDOT 1743232 · MC-641920 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Top Transport Inc

23 power unitsavg 7.2 yrNational · 17 statesLEBANON, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-641920 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(859) 421-3985 Email dispatchnick@toptransport-inc.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 2.1 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 6

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 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’13–’16

Progressive Express’16–’19

Progressive Express’20–’24

2008201320182023now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → May 2019	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2016	$750K	3
CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	3
CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	6
AEQUICAP PROPERTY &CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Nov 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 21

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

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LEBANON, TN

1038 MURFREESBORO ROAD

Top corridor

KY ⇄ TN

KY 9 · MO 4 · IA 4

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: 3 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 3521877 USDOT 4336567Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3521877 USDOT 4336567 USDOT 2880048 USDOT 2291805 USDOT 2434870

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: 1038 MURFREESBORO ROAD, LEBANON, TN, 37090
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (859) 421-3985
Email: nick@toptransport-inc.com
Web domain: toptransport-inc.com

Registration

Officer: Karnaukhov Nick
USDOT / docket: 1743232 · MC-641920
First registered: Feb 29, 2008
Last MCS-150: Sep 23, 2025 · 1,445,252 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,445,252

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 TOP TRANSPORT INC.

TOP TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1743232) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 23, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is TOP TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TOP TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1743232, and its motor carrier number is MC-641920.

Is TOP TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TOP TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TOP TRANSPORT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 2 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 TOP TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

TOP TRANSPORT INC operates 23 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOP TRANSPORT INC based?

TOP TRANSPORT INC is based in LEBANON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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