Carrier profile · USDOT 59898 · MC-134547 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

BILBO TRANSPORTS INC

118 power unitsavg 14.6 yrRegional · 7 statesIRVING, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134547 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

118Power units

118 observed · MCS-150

126Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(214) 441-0021 Email dispatchmgeorge@bilbotransports.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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 409 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.5%

▼ 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-mo16.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

118 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

276 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 255 vehicle and 276 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.1% · 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 2.9 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

272 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 16

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 118-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 118
Inspections · 24 mo: 276
Annualized: ≈138 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance71 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance46 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance40 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance38 · 16 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance24 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance16 · 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 / 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 ’23 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’85–’99

Carolina’92–’00

New Hampshire’08–’13

Hudson’13–’23

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2013	$750K	6
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2004 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
DISCOVER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2006	$750K	1
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1992 → Sep 2000	$750K	2
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Aug 1985 → Aug 1999	$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): 118
Observed power (24 mo): 118
Trailers (towed): 126

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

56.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

276

TX busiest

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

Home base

IRVING, TX

2511 EAST PIONEER DR

Top corridor

TX 253 · LA 8 · NM 7

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 480475 USDOT 4486401 USDOT 27935 USDOT 4275223Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (48 trucks · 50 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2511295 USDOT 3920860 USDOT 4536288 USDOT 3128676 USDOT 3911841 USDOT 2899043 USDOT 3236898 USDOT 27935

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bilbotransports.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3520678

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

118

Observed (24 mo)

118

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: 2511 EAST PIONEER DR, IRVING, TX, 75061-8920
Mailing address: PO BOX 560109, DALLAS, TX, 75356-0109
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (214) 441-0021
Fax: (214) 441-2261
Email: mgeorge@bilbotransports.com
Web domain: bilbotransports.com

Registration

Officers: Brice A Bilbo · Michael George
USDOT / docket: 59898 · MC-134547
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2025 · 9,161,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 7, 2007
D-U-N-S: 490402

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

118

Power units

114

Drivers

114

CDL drivers

9,161,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 9, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 9, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BILBO TRANSPORTS INC.

BILBO TRANSPORTS INC (USDOT 59898) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 276 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 255 vehicle-level and 276 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 118 power units and 114 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 7, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BILBO TRANSPORTS INC's USDOT number?

BILBO TRANSPORTS INC's USDOT number is 59898, and its motor carrier number is MC-134547.

Is BILBO TRANSPORTS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BILBO TRANSPORTS INC's safety record?

BILBO TRANSPORTS INC has a 16.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 409 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).