Carrier profile · USDOT 136511 · MC-11603 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Basse Truck Line Inc

28 power unitsavg 9.2 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN ANTONIO, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-11603 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 226-3167 Email dispatchJIM@BASSETRUCKLINE.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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 12.3 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’03 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2003

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$750K	2
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Dec 1997 → Dec 1997	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 1995 → Jan 1997	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Dec 1994 → Dec 1995	$750K	1
INA COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1991 → Dec 1994	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

39.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

SAN ANTONIO, TX

3410 BELGIUM LANE

Top corridor

TX 52

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 558393 USDOT 2477493Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 558393 USDOT 1133834 USDOT 2927508 USDOT 3325950 USDOT 3377980 USDOT 2477493 USDOT 2465445

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bassetruckline.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3092911

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott basse — 2 carriers: USDOT 710688

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3410 BELGIUM LANE, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78219
Mailing address: P O BOX 10128, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78210
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (210) 226-3167
Fax: (210) 227-2285
Email: jim@bassetruckline.com
Web domain: bassetruckline.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Basse · James Creech
USDOT / docket: 136511 · MC-11603
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2024 · 2,620,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 14, 2014
D-U-N-S: 5787288

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

2,620,000

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 BASSE TRUCK LINE INC.

BASSE TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 136511) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 1, 2003 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 14, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BASSE TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

BASSE TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 136511, and its motor carrier number is MC-11603.

Is BASSE TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BASSE TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

BASSE TRUCK LINE INC has a 22.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BASSE TRUCK LINE INC's fleet?

BASSE TRUCK LINE INC operates 28 power units and 31 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BASSE TRUCK LINE INC based?

BASSE TRUCK LINE INC is based in SAN ANTONIO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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