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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1600878· MC592215· CARRIER· EIN 26-4346720
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TRANSPORTER SPECIALISTS LLC

7431 TYLER ST, HUDSONVILLE, MI, 49426(616) 862-0223tsi1@yahoo.comDOUGLAS VENLET
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
78
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
9 past revocations
Registered
19 yrs
since 01/28/2007
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC592215

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 06/09/2025
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA983595040
Authority history (12) ▾
05/13/2025CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/14/2025)
06/01/2023CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/07/2023)
04/20/2023CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/17/2023)
02/16/2023CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/21/2023)
05/11/2018CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2018)
03/16/2018CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/19/2018)
05/11/2017CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/12/2017)
04/03/2013CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/04/2013)
05/01/2012CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/02/2012)
12/01/2009PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ REVOKED (02/02/2010)
04/16/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED
02/22/2007MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (04/08/2009)
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (25) ▾
  1. PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2024 → 06/09/2025
  2. PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2023 → 08/05/2024
  3. PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2023 → 07/08/2024
  4. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/17/2023 → 06/28/2023
  5. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/17/2023 → 06/06/2023
  6. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/15/2023 → 05/17/2023
  7. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/08/2023 → 03/15/2023
  8. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2020 → 02/08/2023
  9. PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2019 → 06/06/2020
  10. WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2018 → 06/06/2019
  11. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/12/2018 → 06/07/2018
  12. WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/06/2018 → 06/06/2018
  13. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/12/2018 → 04/12/2018
  14. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/07/2017 → 01/12/2018
  15. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/07/2013 → 06/07/2017

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 10 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
10
Violations
0
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • MI3
  • AR1
  • FL1
  • IN1
  • MO1
  • IL1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

8
Inspections
10
Violations
0
Out-of-service
56
CSA points
11
Crashes
9
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

9 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

4 trailer 3 truck 1 incomplete vehicle 1 other
2003 KENWORTH W900seen 2×
1XKWDB9X93J394210· RA52071 MI
2000 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4ND1RJ5YN231264· RA59948 MI
2000 KENWORTH W900seen 2×
1XKWDB9X3YJ849592· RB89435 MI
KENWORTH W9 Seriesseen 2×
1NKWGGGG90J107848· RC51532 MI
2012 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536CU257029· E756925 MI
2009 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
4U3J048359L009918· E614852 MI
BENS
1NUDT48F3WM220474· D920778 MI
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2534N6565419· E553790 MI
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2533P6852009· E665766 MI

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
9
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
9
9 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi1 drivers
Company officer
DOUGLAS VENLET
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2007-01-28
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 9 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers · 6 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

9
Connected carriers
8
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: KAMAN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1485730, registered 2006) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
KAMAN TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1485730Inactive· JENISON, MI
Strong
OfficerPhone
Medium· 1
NEW TYME CARRIERS LLC
USDOT 1883877Active· DORR, MI
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1NKWGGGG90J1078481XKWDB9X3YJ849592

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

40 events
  1. 03/05/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 06/09/2025Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA983595040

  3. 06/09/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA983595040

  4. 05/13/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/14/2025)

  5. 08/05/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA970435041

  6. 07/08/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA970435041

  7. 06/28/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070844

  8. 06/06/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070844

  9. 06/01/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/07/2023)

  10. 05/17/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070844

  11. 04/20/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/17/2023)

  12. 03/15/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070844

  13. 02/16/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/21/2023)

  14. 02/08/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0066917

  15. 06/06/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0783344

  16. 06/06/2019Insurance replaced — WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1000153545

  17. 06/07/2018Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2105371

  18. 06/06/2018Insurance replaced — WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1000153545

  19. 05/11/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2018)

  20. 04/12/2018Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2105371

  21. 03/16/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/19/2018)

  22. 01/12/2018Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2105371

  23. 06/07/2017Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP04893A

  24. 05/11/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/12/2017)

  25. 07/03/2013Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN100028

  26. 06/07/2013Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0013495

  27. 05/29/2013Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN100028

  28. 04/30/2013Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN071215

  29. 04/03/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/04/2013)

  30. 05/28/2012Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN071215

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2018-10-23
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-05
Reported mileage
60,000 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — TRANSPORTER SPECIALISTS LLC, HUDSONVILLE, MI

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 9:39 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.