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SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC

AXTON, VA

USDOT 3085397 Active Based in AXTON, VA Insurance watch: HIGH

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC is a motor carrier based in AXTON, VA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3085397. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 2 power units and 2 drivers, with 9 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 66.7%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier Overview

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Axton, VA. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 50.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. Operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
9
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
66.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, down 20% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in KY (1) and IN (1), with Level 3 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

50.0% out-of-service rate; led by Vehicle Maintenance (46.2% of violations); top code 395.3A1-HOSPD (HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time) cited 2 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Kenworth, Freightliner, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
EVOLUM RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · 91X
1 active policy
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 66.7% vs 23.4% +43.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 16.7% vs 6.7% +10.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.25 vs 1.80 +1.45
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
BOC-3 Process Agent
1 HOUR PROCESS AGENTS LLC
Serves 15,384 carriers
Location & Contact
16880 MARTINSVILLE HWY
AXTON, VA 24054
Phone: 3369681988
Email: [email protected]
Registration
USDOT 3085397
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 108,673 mi

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above the 10–15% national average.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 288,393 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
16.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 288,393 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
66.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 288,393 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +66.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 30, 2018 to Apr 16, 2021 (1082 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2025-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations
2 OOS · 33.3%
Hours of Service
3 violations
1 OOS · 33.3%
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Mar 5, 2025
Indiana (IN) 1 1 100.0% Aug 28, 2025
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Aug 13, 2024
Kentucky (KY) 1 1 100.0% Nov 20, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 3
Trailer 2
Kenworth 2
Mack 2
Fontaine 1
Font 1
Freightliner 1
Peterbilt 1
Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85629960 Aug 28, 2025 IN 2 KOKOMO IN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE940R · 1XPBDP9X0HD363701
9 396.3A1-F, 393.209D-STPAL, 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Yes
84073911 Mar 5, 2025 AR 3 WEST MEMPHIS AR
KENWORTH M TRUCK TRACTOR
VA 45152PZ · 1XKADP9X3EJ396075
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
83214539 Nov 20, 2024 KY 3 ELIZABETHTOWN
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PWZ6820 · 1FUJGLDR0CSBJ1663
2 383.51A-NSOUT, 392.2 Yes
82382675 Aug 13, 2024 KS 3 ks-pratt-county---151
KW TRUCK TRACTOR
NE 422331 · 1XKWDB9X74J394644
1 396.17(c) No
81218519 Mar 27, 2024 NC 2 nc-gaston-county-weigh-station-i-
INTL TRUCK TRACTOR
UT A062720 · 3HSDZAPRXKN173124
2 393.9(a), 393.25(f) Yes
81118195 Feb 27, 2024 TX 1 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE
INTL TRUCK TRACTOR
UT A062720 · 3HSDZAPRXKN173124
0 — No
80370240 Dec 12, 2023 CO 3 LAMAR POE WB
INTL TRUCK TRACTOR
UT A062720 · 3HSDZAPRXKN173124
1 392.2 No
79943969 Oct 18, 2023 TN 3 ROAD SIDE
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
FL JD36UW · 1XPBDP9X0HD363701
5 395.8(a)(1), 390.3(e), 392.5(a)(2) Yes
78812691 Jun 2, 2023 UT 2 ECHO PORT OF ENTRY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
NC TD4143 · 1M1AW07Y3GM079469
2 390.3(e), 393.45 Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
COMMON
MC068992
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 28, 2021 MC68992-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
EVOLUM RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. POCL00000389 91X Sep 25, 2025 On file ACTIVE
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVE-932466-01 BIPD/Primary Jul 22, 2025 Sep 25, 2025 CANCELLED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP 7901225449 SURETY Nov 22, 2024 Jul 30, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHVA1901289019-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 24, 2024 Jul 24, 2025 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT05236A BIPD/Primary Jul 19, 2023 Jul 24, 2024 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA971587273 BIPD/Primary Jul 19, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT05236A BIPD/Primary Jul 19, 2023 Aug 23, 2024 CANCELLED
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA MMT H25549090 BIPD/Primary Aug 24, 2022 Jul 19, 2023 CANCELLED
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN 02TRM044434-01 BIPD/Primary Apr 16, 2022 Aug 24, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA03520743 BIPD/Primary Apr 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2022 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 1082 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 30, 2018 to Apr 16, 2021
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST1002803 BIPD/Primary Mar 23, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 CANCELLED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST1002803 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2018 Mar 23, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 26, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Sep 25, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jul 30, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  4. Jul 25, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jul 24, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  6. Aug 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  7. Jul 24, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  8. Apr 30, 2024
    enforcement
    Enforcement case VA-2024-0037-VA4299 — $5,800
  9. Jul 19, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jul 19, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA
  11. Jul 18, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Aug 24, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
  13. Aug 22, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Apr 16, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. May 28, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Apr 30, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Apr 30, 2018
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1082 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 16, 2021)
  18. Mar 23, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
WEST MEMPHIS AR AR 1 0
LAMAR POE WB CO 1 0
KOKOMO IN IN 1 1
ELIZABETHTOWN KY 1 1
ROAD SIDE TN 1 1
IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE TX 1 0
ECHO PORT OF ENTRY UT 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued Unsafe Driving 4 0
390.3(e) Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse General/Admin 2 2
392.5(a)(2) BAC 0.04+ Controlled Substances/Alcohol 1 1
393.25(f) Lamps on rear of CMV obscured by load Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45 Brake tubing/hoses inadequate Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
396.17(c) No proof of periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
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  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC

Is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC an active motor carrier? ▾
Yes. SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3085397 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's safety rating? ▾
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC had? ▾
9 roadside inspections are on file for SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's out-of-service rate? ▾
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's peak out-of-service rate is 66.7% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC based? ▾
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 16880 MARTINSVILLE HWY, AXTON, Virginia 24054. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC have valid operating authority? ▾
Yes. SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC068992). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC operate? ▾
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC self-reports 2 power units and 2 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC had any crashes? ▾
No FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC. Reportable crashes (those involving a fatality, injury requiring medical transport, or a tow-away) are tracked in MCMIS and updated continuously.

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