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VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT LLC

VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Palm Bay, FL. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Northland Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jan 19, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Owner Operator Services Inc Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2834450)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Owner Operator Services Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2834450/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2834450 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: WESLEY SCOTT CUMMINGS General Freight Beverages Paper Products Construction Based in PALM BAY, FL

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • DBA VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT → — · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

Owner Operator Services Inc

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2834450
In FMCSA records since Dec 27, 2015 (~10y)
MC / docket MC948084
Company officer WESLEY SCOTT CUMMINGS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Beverages, Paper Products, Construction
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 98,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (321) 795-4120
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1323 LERICI STREET NW
PALM BAY, FL 32907
Mailing
1323 LERICI ST NW
PALM BAY, FL 32907
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2834450
In FMCSA records since Dec 27, 2015 (~10y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 98,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-01-22 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in FL (1) and NY (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA VAN SCOTT TRANSPORT —
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-08 2025-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Florida (FL) 1 0 0.0% May 9, 2025
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% May 20, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Great Dane 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 5.00 5 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
84781190 May 20, 2025 NY 2 OWEGO NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE158N · 3AKJGLDR8ESFL2693
1 393.45B2-B-AIR No
84636301 May 9, 2025 FL 2 LIVE OAK FL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE158N · 3AKJGLDR8ESFL2693
1 393.9A-LBL No
82478702 Aug 20, 2024 MO 1 SAINT CLAIR MO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
FL AB16YM · 3AKJGLDR8ESFL2693
9 396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a), 393.47(a) Yes
78371888 Apr 7, 2023 NY 2 ny-dunkirk-(exit-59) — 2 393.55(d)(1), 393.55(d)(2) No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC948084
Active
Granted Jan 22, 2016
View full authority record →
common
MC948084
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 18, 2016 MC948084 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jan 22, 2016 MC948084-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (10 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN414597 91X $750,000 Jan 19, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Northland Insurance Company WN414597 BMC-91X — Jan 19, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1126410213 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2024 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1126410213 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2026 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1126410213 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2024 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0063096 BIPD/Primary — Jan 10, 2022 Jan 19, 2024 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0063096 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2017 Jan 10, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY CA 2839709 BIPD/Primary — Mar 17, 2016 Jan 19, 2017 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY CA2839709 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2016 Apr 20, 2016 NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY CA2839709 BIPD/Primary — Jan 19, 2016 Mar 17, 2016 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 19, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Jan 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jan 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  4. Jan 10, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jan 19, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Apr 20, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 21, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Mar 17, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jan 22, 2016
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
LIVE OAK FL FL 1 0
SAINT CLAIR MO MO 1 1
OWEGO NY NY 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

Related Records

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