Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 822401 · MC-364855
BOB ESPER
DBA ESP TRUCKING
1 power unitsWINNEMUCCA, NV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-364855 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 27 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2626 yr active
since 1999Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BOB ESPER safe to work with?
Is BOB ESPER safe to load? BOB ESPER (USDOT 822401, MC-364855) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in WINNEMUCCA, NV, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 26 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BEBOB ESPER 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Sentry Select · 99–01
Northland · 01–03
Great West · 03–06
Maxum · 07–14
Sentry Select · 14–16
19992016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2014 → Aug 2016 | $1M | 2 |
| MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2007 → Oct 2014 | $1M | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Oct 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2003 → Nov 2006 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2001 → Nov 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1999 → Nov 2001 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WINNEMUCCA, NV
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@netins.net — 723 carriers: USDOT 4484USDOT 53733USDOT 60320USDOT 73406USDOT 96476USDOT 96508USDOT 133753USDOT 171400
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3040 COUGAR COURT, WINNEMUCCA, NV, 89445
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (775) 722-6238
- Fax
- (417) 475-4113
- Web domain
- netins.net
Registration
- Officer
- Robert G Esper
- USDOT / docket
- 822401 · MC-364855
- First registered
- 08/06/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 04/04/2018 · 62,195 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BOB ESPER's USDOT number?
BOB ESPER's USDOT number is 822401, and its motor carrier number is MC-364855.
Is BOB ESPER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BOB ESPER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BOB ESPER's fleet?
BOB ESPER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BOB ESPER based?
BOB ESPER is based in WINNEMUCCA, NV.