Bobcat Contracting LLCUSDOT 1286407VR 75/100HILLSBORO, TX

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Bobcat Contracting LLC

USDOT: 1286407
MC: 500780

DBA BOBCAT ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION LLC BOBCAT CRANE LLC US HYDRO X LLC

Inspected in 6 jurisdictionsHILLSBORO, TX

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

638Reported power

36 seen in inspections

25Trailers seen

Inspection records

10.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.33.3% of vehicle inspections out of service · 9.5% of driver inspections out of service · Fatal crash on record

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average

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33.3% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier33.3%Benchmark22.3%11 percentage points above benchmark.9.5% of driver inspections out of serviceCarrier9.5%Benchmark6.7%2.8 percentage points above benchmark.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.22 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2004.

Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

638Reported power

36 seen in inspections

25Trailers seen

Inspection records

10.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(254) 582-0205 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

638 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

10.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

22 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2004. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

51 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 36 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 4, 2026.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

43 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 36 vehicle / 42 driver checks

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 22.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

43 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 638-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 638
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

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

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’09–’12

National Union’12–’15

Imperium’23–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2015	$1M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 2012 → Nov 2015	$1M	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$1M	1
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$1M	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$1M	1
OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2005	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 638
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 25

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

47.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

6 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

Texas: 34 inspections
Kansas: 5 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections

Home base

HILLSBORO, TX

1721 HCR 3106

Most inspections: TX

34 inspections

TX 34 · KS 5 · IA 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

Show all-time history (4 vehicles · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 2519125 4016045 4112313 4215260 720871 1633343

Matching registration email domain

@bobcatcontracting.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1306365

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1721 HCR 3106, HILLSBORO, TX, 76645
Mailing address: P O BOX 663, HILLSBORO, TX, 76645
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (254) 582-0205
Fax: (866) 582-3199
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bobcatcontracting.com

Registration

Officers: John Gerik · Brannon Cook
USDOT / docket: 1286407 · MC-500780
First registered: Sep 16, 2004
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 13,951,048 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 15, 2020
Recordable crash rate: 0.67
D-U-N-S: 837660810

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 14, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 36 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

107violation records

38OOS-tagged records

12 of 36inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

5351%27 / 53

Brakes

190%0 / 19

Unsafe driving

1520%3 / 15

Lights

1118%2 / 11

Driver fitness

5100%5 / 5

Hours of service

425%1 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

60%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 252 / 8

25%May 25 to Nov 253 / 12

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

58%May 26 to Nov 267 / 12

Top 3 codes (22 of 107 records)

393.48A Brakes inoperative10
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
393.9 Inoperative required lamps6

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393.43D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)5
393.48A-BIHE Brakes inoperative4
393.60D Windshield / glazing4
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate3
393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.5B-HWSLOW Oil and/or grease leak3
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.9A2 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100(a) Cargo securement (general)1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.203C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23PT Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55A-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC.

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 1286407) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 8, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 6 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 638 power units and 571 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 15, 2020 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number is 1286407, and its motor carrier number is MC-500780.

Is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: None; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's safety record?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's fleet?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC operates 638 power units and 571 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC based?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC is based in HILLSBORO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(254) 582-0205 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1286407
MC / Docket: MC-500780
Officer: JOHN GERIK
Address: 1721 HCR 3106
HILLSBORO, TX, 76645

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityContract authority · 22 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023
Vehicle OOS 33.3%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.
1 fatal crashOn the FMCSA crash record.

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