U S TRANSPORT INC
203 power units
134 drivers
15.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 74.5 / 100
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High confidence
21 yrs history · 223 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 203
- Drivers · CDL
- 134 · 134
- Annual miles
- 15.6M ~77k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 167 | 29 | 0 | 196 |
| Trailers | 329 | 0 | 0 | 329 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 10, 2026)
- Registered
- Feb 10, 2005 (21 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 23, 2025
- Officers
- Richard Lyznick · STEVE NELLIGAN
- Phone
- (303) 962-6576
- richard.lyznick@us-transport.com
- Address
- 241 W 56Th Ave, Denver CO 80216
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsDry BulkConstructionCoal/CokeChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all · 8 tow-away
Inspections
223
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.2%
26 of 129 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
2 of 223 driver inspections
Violations
219
35 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
219 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert183 · 31 out-of-serviceBrakes 69 · Lights 64 · Tires 17 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 23 more
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 10 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat12 · 2 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
8 tow-away
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Apr272026Apr 27, 2026 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar102026Mar 10, 2026 · ArizonaTow-awayDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov142025Nov 14, 2025 · TexasTow-awayDaylight.
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Nov42025Nov 4, 2025 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May232025May 23, 2025 · New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurt
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Mar182025Mar 18, 2025 · New MexicoTow-awayDaylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Jan22025Jan 2, 2025 · New MexicoTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct222024Oct 22, 2024 · TexasTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
3 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- primary $2,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 20041 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Jul 2026); EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY → Obsidian Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- Colorado (HQ) 72
- New Mexico 63
- Texas 54
- Arizona 17
- Utah 5
- Wyoming 4
- Illinois 2
- Alabama 1
32% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 86 | 5.95 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 14 | 0.53 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
223 driver inspections · 129 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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