SOLE TRANSPORT LC
USDOT 231451 · Doing business as SOLAR TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (293 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate4.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 231451 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-154872 |
| Legal Name | SOLE TRANSPORT LC |
| DBA Name | SOLAR TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8003979015 |
| Address | 1150 LOCUST STREET SUITE 301, Des Moines, IA, 50309 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20080929) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-12-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A I Transport | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2025-07-01 | — |
| GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY | $3,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2023-01-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2004-07-22 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2013-10-07 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 302 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-06-07 — CO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-17 — NM — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-29 — AR — towaway
- 2025-07-07 — IA — towaway
- 2025-06-19 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (26), 12 (22), 20 (16).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 293 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 265 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 14,227,558 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-FEB-25 |
SOLE TRANSPORT LC operates 293 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
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