Carrier profile · USDOT 322235 · MC-184341 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Gray Transportation Inc

173 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 21 statesWATERLOO, IA70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-184341 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

173Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

83Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 234-3930 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 378 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

173 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

11 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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37 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 6, 2025.

Safety

90 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 17.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 90 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

21.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 23

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 173-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 173
Inspections · 24 mo: 90
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving147 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 38 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’92–’05

Great West’13–’16

Third Coast’18–’23

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2023	$1M	3
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Oct 2023	$1M	8
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2013 → Nov 2016	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2010 → Aug 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2008 → Sep 2010	$1M	11
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Aug 2008	$1M	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Aug 2005	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 14, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 173
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 83

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 14, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 18 inspections
Indiana: 9 inspections
Wisconsin: 8 inspections
Michigan: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 5 inspections
Nebraska: 5 inspections
Illinois: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 5 inspections
Kansas: 4 inspections
Minnesota: 4 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Maine: 1 inspections

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

2459 GT DRIVE

Most inspections: IA

18 inspections

IA 18 · IN 9 · WI 8

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 14, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 372163 USDOT 3152211Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 119 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 311077 USDOT 917105 USDOT 3079211 USDOT 3363167 USDOT 3512708 USDOT 3411916 USDOT 3491280 USDOT 3742307

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@graytran.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 470494

Shares a company officer with other carriers

leroy gray — 2 carriers: USDOT 2326856

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

173

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2459 GT DRIVE, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Mailing address: PO BOX 2365, WATERLOO, IA, 50704
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 234-3930
Fax: (319) 234-8841
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: graytran.com

Registration

Officers: Leroy Gray · Darrin Gray
USDOT / docket: 322235 · MC-184341
First registered: Jul 28, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jan 31, 2025 · 14,954,886 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 7, 2015
D-U-N-S: 806035143

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

173

Power units

173

Drivers

172

CDL drivers

14,954,886

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 14, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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18%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 28 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

86violation records

7OOS-tagged records

5 of 28inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

430%0 / 43

Other vehicle maintenance

1547%7 / 15

Hours of service

110%0 / 11

Lights

100%0 / 10

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

18%Oct 24 to Apr 255 / 28

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (18 of 86 records)

392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2PK State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
390.21TC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-OOS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
397.3 Hazardous materials transport1

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Unsafe driving

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC.

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 322235) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier received 90 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 90 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It reports 173 power units and 173 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 31, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 7, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 322235, and its motor carrier number is MC-184341.

Is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026. GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 17.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 378 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).