Carrier profile · USDOT 1058546 · MC-441786 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ART TRANSPORT INC

98 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 38 statesVAN BUREN, AR74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-441786 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

142 observed · MCS-150

137Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(479) 474-5600 Email dispatchSAFETY@ARTTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

251 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 121 vehicle and 251 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.0% · 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 28.2 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

245 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 22

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 251
Annualized: ≈126 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving96 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance37 · 27 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance33 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance22 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 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: 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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’03–’06

Northland’11–’14

Sentry Select’16–’19

Aegis Security’19–’22

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2009	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Jan 2009	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2003	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 142
Trailers (towed): 137

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

249

AR busiest

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

Home base

VAN BUREN, AR

5530 ALMA HWY

Top corridor

AR 34 · TN 23 · TX 16

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: 35 trucks also ran under 29 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 77949 USDOT 805405 USDOT 260968 USDOT 2354386 USDOT 2383172 USDOT 130271 USDOT 2063873 USDOT 3605263Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 109 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1347271 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3348598 USDOT 3920504 USDOT 2063873 USDOT 2187008 USDOT 2203204 USDOT 2309975

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@arttrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 603470 USDOT 1765165

Shares a company officer with other carriers

margaret decker — 2 carriers: USDOT 682965

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

142

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5530 ALMA HWY, VAN BUREN, AR, 72956
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 644, VAN BUREN, AR, 72957
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (479) 474-5600
Cell: (479) 474-3003
Fax: (479) 471-1818
Email: safety@arttrucking.com
Web domain: arttrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Margaret Decker · Jason Decker
USDOT / docket: 1058546 · MC-441786
First registered: Oct 2, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 7,933,058 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 2, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

102

Drivers

102

CDL drivers

7,933,058

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 ART TRANSPORT INC.

ART TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1058546) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 251 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 121 vehicle-level and 251 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 102 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 2, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ART TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

ART TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1058546, and its motor carrier number is MC-441786.

Is ART TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ART TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ART TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

ART TRANSPORT INC has a 39.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 353 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).