Carrier profile · USDOT 2257395 · MC-268796 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC

DBA PLAINS TRANSPORTATION

81 power unitsavg 14.2 yrMulti-region · 15 statesAMARILLO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268796 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

81Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

81Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 242-9200 Email dispatchjkelley@plainstransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 160 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

81 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

111 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 90 vehicle and 111 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.8 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

109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 81-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 81
Inspections · 24 mo: 111
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 10 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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 ’25 · 15 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’96–’03

Star’98–’02

Sentry Select’06–’10

Trinity Universal’12–’16

Amtrust Kansas’16–’21

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	Aug 2016 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
TRINITY UNIVERSAL INS. CO. OF KANSAS INC.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	2
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Oct 2003	$750K	4
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1996 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1994 → Nov 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 81
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 81

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

31.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

111

TX busiest

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

Home base

AMARILLO, TX

6699 S WASHINGTON

Top corridor

TX 79 · NM 12 · AR 4

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1765242Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3327 USDOT 154237 USDOT 2154351 USDOT 3023818 USDOT 3025428 USDOT 3032308 USDOT 173829 USDOT 1765242

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@plainstransportation.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 12253 USDOT 1765242

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: 6699 S WASHINGTON, AMARILLO, TX, 79118
Mailing address: PO BOX 32230, AMARILLO, TX, 79120
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 242-9200
Email: jkelley@plainstransportation.com
Web domain: plainstransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Royce Brewer Vogt · Jason Kelley
USDOT / docket: 2257395 · MC-268796
First registered: Dec 21, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 6,887,753 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 25, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 0.07
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,887,753

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 ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC.

ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 2257395) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 111 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 90 vehicle-level and 111 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 81 power units and 83 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 25, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 2257395, and its motor carrier number is MC-268796.

Is ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

ALISAM ENTERPRISES LLC has a 17.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 160 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).