U S TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 48357 MC# 278942 DUNS# 23291586 Appleton, WI Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(920) 739-6101 dkellner@usventure.com 222 W College Ave, Appleton WI 54911-5863
1,085 power units 1,404 drivers 48.3M mi/yr · ~45k per unit
HazMat
Excellent
FRED Score 91.3 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,215 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,085
Drivers · CDL
1,404 · 120
Annual miles
48.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 39 1037 0 1076
Tractors 2 5 0 7
Trailers 33 0 0 33

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-05-1988) · 38 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-23-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
THOMAS EVANS
Officer
ERIC KESSENICH

Cargo

54.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Liquids/Gases General Freight Building Materials Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS TIRES Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
16.8 vs 32.0 for similar fleets
Likely 9–25 crashes
This motor carrier
16.8
Similar fleets
32.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~36%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 35 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 18 a year), including 14 with injuries; similar fleets have about 32 a year. The grade counts 49 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.14×, violations 0.16× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.35× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -34%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    14 crashes with 17 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    29 out-of-service violations against drivers: 12 no valid CDL, 7 medical certificate, 5 hours of service (Sep 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 77 of 412 violations (19%). Light or brake defects led to 18 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    2 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.4% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 85% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 45
  • Excessive speeding: 33
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
35
0 fatalities · 17 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,215
85% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.4%
39 of 1,596
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
30 of 2,215
National avg 6.7%
Violations
412
68 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 269 inspections, 4 out of service 269 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 286 inspections, 4 out of service 286 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 299 inspections, 8 out of service 299 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 264 inspections, 13 out of service 264 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 252 inspections, 10 out of service 252 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 290 inspections, 10 out of service 290 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 274 inspections, 9 out of service 274 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 263 inspections, 9 out of service 263 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 18 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.016 0.022
Inspections 1.41 0.63
Violations 0.19 0.22
Critical violations 0.03 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

412 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    264 · 39 OOS
    Lights 77 · Brakes 49 · Cargo securement 19 · Tires 17 · Steering & suspension 11 · 91 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    99 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 47 · Speeding 36 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 11
  • Driver fitness No alert
    32 · 23 OOS
    Medical certificate 15 · No valid CDL 13 · English proficiency 2 · Other qualification 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 5 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 4 · False log 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    2 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Iowa
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    26
    2026
    North Dakota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    2
    2026
    Virginia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    29
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    23
    2025
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

27 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Federated Mutual Insurance Company
on record since Aug 1, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 19, 1994)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 500
  • New York 341
  • Florida 146
  • Maryland 132
  • Colorado 87
  • Pennsylvania 79
  • Georgia 68
  • New Jersey 68

Runs well beyond its home state: 42 of 2,215 inspections were in Wisconsin.