Carrier profile · USDOT 594762 · MC-319792 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

AVANT TRANSPORT INC

57 power unitsavg 13 yrRegional · 6 statesHAMPTON, AR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-319792 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 798-2000 Email dispatchmelissa@avanttransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 126 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

71 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 13.7 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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 57-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 71
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cherokee’02–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2025	$750K	10
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2001	$750K	2
AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 1999	$750K	2
ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Sep 1998	$750K	1
THE EMPLOYERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Feb 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

HAMPTON, AR

1778 EAST US 278 HWY

Top corridor

AR 49 · LA 10 · TX 8

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: 3 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 71052 USDOT 3964520 USDOT 3942182 USDOT 10328Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3259 USDOT 71052 USDOT 3964520 USDOT 1922990 USDOT 2119656 USDOT 3942182 USDOT 10328

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1778 EAST US 278 HWY, HAMPTON, AR, 71744
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (870) 798-2000
Fax: (870) 798-2402
Email: melissa@avanttransport.com
Web domain: avanttransport.com

Registration

Officers: Melissa Avant · Brandon Avant
USDOT / docket: 594762 · MC-319792
First registered: Mar 22, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 2,468,063 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 7, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,468,063

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 AVANT TRANSPORT INC.

AVANT TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 594762) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 71 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 7, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AVANT TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

AVANT TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 594762, and its motor carrier number is MC-319792.

Is AVANT TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, AVANT TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AVANT TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

AVANT TRANSPORT INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 126 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).