VGT TRANSPORTATION INC
45 power units
45 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 71.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 148 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
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 45 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 45 · 45
- Annual miles
- 11.6M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 0 | 91 | 0 | 91 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- May 8, 2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Dec 17, 2025
- DUNS
- 83746233
- Officer
- SHUKHRAT ALIYEV
- Phone
- (618) 655-4444
- vgt@vgttrans.com
- Address
- 917 9Th St, West Des Moines IA 50265-3654
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
148
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.1%
19 of 61 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.1%
6 of 148 driver inspections
Violations
123
31 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 2 inspections.
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
123 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert79 · 24 out-of-serviceBrakes 36 · Lights 18 · Tires 14 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 13 · Speeding 10 · Seat belt 2 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert14 · 6 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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-
Aug262026Aug 26, 2026 · IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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May92025May 9, 2025 · PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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May62025May 6, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct52024Oct 5, 2024 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 of the 5 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)
- $750,000 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2018
- 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: Accredited Specialty Insurance Company → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Jul 2026); OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → Accredited Specialty Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 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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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Tennessee 16
- Georgia 14
- Missouri 13
- Kentucky 10
- South Carolina 9
- Arkansas 8
- California 8
- Texas 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 148 inspections were in Iowa.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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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 | 40 | 6.99 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 28 | 2.72 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 11 | 0.63 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.01 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
148 driver inspections · 61 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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