Carrier profile · USDOT 1297191 · MC-503410 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Circle T Transportation Inc

DBA CIRCLE T TRANS INC

19 power unitsavg 13.5 yrNational · 18 statesMINEOLA, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-503410 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 569-0991 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 96 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

59 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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14 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 28, 2026.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 17.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.7% · 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 15.4 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 Aug '26 · 7

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Maintenance25 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’04–’07

New York’12–’15

State Nationalspecialty’17–’19

Sentry Select’20–’25

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2017 → Nov 2019	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2015	$750K	6
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	4
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Dec 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

88.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 29 inspections
Louisiana: 4 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
California: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections

Home base

MINEOLA, TX

691 FREEMAN STREET

Most inspections: TX

29 inspections

TX 29 · LA 4 · KS 2

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 28, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 146001Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 146001 USDOT 75525 USDOT 625606 USDOT 609274 USDOT 3547287 USDOT 4135370 USDOT 1598154 USDOT 3541586

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 28, 2026

Location

Physical address: 691 FREEMAN STREET, MINEOLA, TX, 75773
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (903) 569-0991
Fax: (903) 569-8454
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: circlettransport.com

Registration

Officers: Deann Hawkins · Linda Bennett
USDOT / docket: 1297191 · MC-503410
First registered: Oct 20, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 1,223,556 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 29, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.65
D-U-N-S: 148060325

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,223,556

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 28, 2026

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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18%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 40 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

114violation records

9OOS-tagged records

7 of 40inspections 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

4914%7 / 49

Lights

220%0 / 22

Unsafe driving

220%0 / 22

Brakes

130%0 / 13

Hours of service

714%1 / 7

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

60%

15%

30%

20%Oct 24 to Apr 252 / 10

60%Apr 25 to Oct 253 / 5

10%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 10

7%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 15

Top 3 codes (19 of 114 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps8
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection7
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.78 Windshield wipers4
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.83G Exhaust system2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
390.21(a) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B4-CLHA Driver not qualified1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.104A Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A-NON-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC.

CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1297191) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 29, 2016 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1297191, and its motor carrier number is MC-503410.

Is CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026. CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC has a 17.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 96 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).