Carrier profile · USDOT 3150361 · MC-104497 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC

15 power unitsavg 14 yrNational · 16 statesHOUSTON, TX68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-104497 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 651-8705 Email dispatchadmin@bigsamtransport.com

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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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2004–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 24.8 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 9

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Compliance39 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 15 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

At Lloyds’18–’19

Hallmark County’19–’20

United Wisconsin’20–’22

Highlander Specialty’22–’24

American Inter-fidelity’24–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	5
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$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): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

AR busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

6671 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 475

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TX

AR 10 · TX 8 · LA 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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3170517 USDOT 3716324 USDOT 3132213Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2953952 USDOT 4292952 USDOT 3170517 USDOT 3949803 USDOT 1984626 USDOT 3716324 USDOT 4002064 USDOT 3306991

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: 6671 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 475, HOUSTON, TX, 77074
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 651-8705
Email: admin@bigsamtransport.com
Web domain: bigsamtransport.com

Registration

Officers: Yosief Tedros · Bereket Ghebre
USDOT / docket: 3150361 · MC-104497
First registered: Jun 18, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2026 · 1,434,773 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 30, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,434,773

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 BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC.

BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3150361) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 30, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3150361, and its motor carrier number is MC-104497.

Is BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC has a 40.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 98 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).