Carrier profile · USDOT 1839908 · MC-728570 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Wheeler Transportation Inc

19 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 19 statesROSEVILLE, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-728570 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 865-3337 Email dispatchwheelertrans@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 100 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 18.9 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

70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 9

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’11–’13

Wesco’14–’16

United Financial’17–’19

Great West’19–’23

Sentry Select’23–’26

2010201420182022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2019 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2019	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	4
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

71.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

ROSEVILLE, CA

1050 OPPORTUNITY DR

Top corridor

CA 22 · UT 12 · NV 7

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2031902 USDOT 2411467 USDOT 2495963 USDOT 1499885Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1499885 USDOT 2411467 USDOT 3022745 USDOT 3832904 USDOT 264184 USDOT 3014873 USDOT 3350909 USDOT 2495963

Shares a company officer with other carriers

aleksandr kolesnik — 2 carriers: USDOT 2393562

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: 1050 OPPORTUNITY DR, ROSEVILLE, CA, 95678-3032
Mailing address: 1050 OPPORTUNITY DR STE 180, ROSEVILLE, CA, 95678
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 865-3337
Cell: (916) 212-3756
Fax: (916) 596-2177
Email: wheelertrans@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Serge Tarasov · Aleksandr Kolesnik
USDOT / docket: 1839908 · MC-728570
First registered: Dec 23, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2025 · 1,248,111 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

1,248,111

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 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC.

WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1839908) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 19 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1839908, and its motor carrier number is MC-728570.

Is WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC operates 19 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC based?

WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC is based in ROSEVILLE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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