Carrier profile · USDOT 4148868 · MC-1592260 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

8K TRANSPORTATION LLC

20 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 16 statesZAPATA, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1592260 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 765-0026 Email dispatchteam@8k-transportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 17, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.7% · 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 27.7 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Incline’23–’24

Agricultural Workers’24–’25

Highlander Specialty’25–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

42.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ZAPATA, TX

164 BERTHA DR

Top corridor

TX 18 · LA 6 · NM 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3252598 USDOT 3132824 USDOT 3874264 USDOT 3563745Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1419307 USDOT 2562534 USDOT 2913992 USDOT 3563745 USDOT 3252598 USDOT 2996433 USDOT 3132824 USDOT 3487136

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 164 BERTHA DR, ZAPATA, TX, 78076-2219
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 765-0026
Email: team@8k-transportation.com
Web domain: 8k-transportation.com

Registration

Officers: German Guzman · Gerardo Lopez
USDOT / docket: 4148868 · MC-1592260
First registered: Oct 25, 2023
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2025 · 555,634 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

555,634

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for 8K TRANSPORTATION LLC.

8K TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4148868) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 17, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 17, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 17, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 8K TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

8K TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 4148868, and its motor carrier number is MC-1592260.

Is 8K TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 17, 2026, 8K TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 8K TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

8K TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 24.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).