EASTERN TRANSPORTATION
Legal: EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202616 inspections · 12 violations (2 OOS) · 8% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
8
2× · sev 4
- 2393.9A-LRLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 3393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.11A1-CSLRRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 5393.70B1IVehicle Maintenance
Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective
3
1× · sev 3
- 6393.55D3
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
1
1×
- 7393.75A31 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
1
1×
- 8390.21TB1-MC
Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed
1
1×
- 9392.2-SLLMFVehicle Maintenance
State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
1
1× · sev 1
- 10107.620B-HMAMC
HM (Administrative) - Failing to produce current certificate of registration or registration number identified as U.S. DOT Hazmat Reg. No.
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- NC9
- MD8
- VA7
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 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.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA21 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi12 drivers
- Company officer
- LLOYD LITTLE
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2008-02-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-09-11
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
14 events- 09/11/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.4M mi reported (2024)
- 10/01/2024Insurance filed — National Interstate Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GAL 4840074-00
- 10/01/2024Insurance cancelled — GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 62P300004-00
- 09/04/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2024)
- 10/01/2019Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PFHRU010696-00
- 09/04/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2019)
- 10/01/2018Insurance cancelled — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy PHUB600901
- 09/04/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2018)
- 10/01/2017Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy PHUB556977
- 10/30/2016Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPP120626A
- 10/03/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/11/2016)
- 10/01/2016Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPP120626A
- 10/08/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/04/2008Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2024-08-20
- Last review
- 2024-08-20
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-09-11
- Reported mileage
- 444,102 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — EASTERN TRANSPORTATION LLC, ASHLAND, VA
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