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DOT 439352 is operated by ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC out of Jackson, TN. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC was last inspected on 2026-09-03. We've recorded 329 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC is registered as 191929. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Evidence, severity, and resolution notes for each signal on this carrier.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Consider with verification — at least one signal needs review.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
329 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
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Not enough claim reports yet
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Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
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Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
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Some payment-risk signals are showing for this broker. Confirm the details below — and get everything in writing — before you take one of their loads.
Based on public FMCSA registration, surety-bond, and revocation records. We don't have broker payment-history data — this checks that the broker is authorized and bonded, not that they always pay on time.
Authority is still ACTIVE but its liability insurance has lapsed — confirm a current certificate before tendering freight.
A truck VIN on this carrier was run under 3 different DOTs in overlapping windows — the cloned-truck / VIN-under-multiple-MCs pattern.
This carrier's contact domain (ascend.net) was registered 1996-11-26, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · policy B-13693
Current reported fleet · as of Feb 2025. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.