Carrier profile · USDOT 429136 · MC-196448 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Van's Interstate Service Inc

37 power unitsavg 18.2 yrRegional · 4 statesGRAND RAPIDS, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196448 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 365-3200 Email dispatchgcampbell@vansdelivery.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.2 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.7%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 — 41 vehicle and 54 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 15.9 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 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$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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Protective’94–’99

Auto Owners’99–’12

Travelers Connecticut’12–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Feb 2012 → May 2025	$1M	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Feb 2012	$1M	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1999	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

2280 TURNER NW

Top corridor

IN ⇄ MI

IN 38 · MI 11 · IL 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: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 625919 USDOT 3302101 USDOT 2143988Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 625919 USDOT 3302101 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1237869 USDOT 38111 USDOT 2427671 USDOT 637350 USDOT 835450

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vansdelivery.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 294693

Shares a company officer with other carriers

andrew armstrong — 7 carriers: USDOT 294693 USDOT 980641 USDOT 2201762 USDOT 2403398 USDOT 3689882 USDOT 4275293

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: 2280 TURNER NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49544-2046
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (616) 365-3200
Fax: (616) 365-9665
Email: gcampbell@vansdelivery.com
Web domain: vansdelivery.com

Registration

Officers: Andrew Armstrong · Tiffany Armstrong
USDOT / docket: 429136 · MC-196448
First registered: Nov 26, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jun 13, 2025 · 2,599,953 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 25, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,599,953

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 VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC.

VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC (USDOT 429136) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 25, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 429136, and its motor carrier number is MC-196448.

Is VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC's safety record?

VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC has a 31.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC's fleet?

VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC operates 37 power units and 37 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC based?

VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC is based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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