Carrier profile · USDOT 1706329 · MC-626176 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Brent Wade Brethour

DBA BRENT BRETHOUR TRANSPORTATION

7 power unitsavg 14.1 yrLocal · 2 statesHEREFORD, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-626176 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.1Avg age (yr)

2001–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 392-2136 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.1 yr

Model years 2001–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

36 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 31.03% on 29 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 28.0 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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

≈2.2 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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 Maintenance42 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WORTH INSURANCE CO	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Sep 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

93.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 29 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections

Home base

HEREFORD, TX

704 PLAINS AVE

Most inspections: TX

29 inspections

TX 29 · UT 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 4383897Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 467061 USDOT 4383897 USDOT 3765694 USDOT 4268690 USDOT 3859460 USDOT 333724 USDOT 1239672 USDOT 1287903

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joni brethour — 6 carriers: USDOT 2503974 USDOT 2832872 USDOT 2834987 USDOT 2947100 USDOT 3137368

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 Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 704 PLAINS AVE, HEREFORD, TX, 79045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 392-2136
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Joni Brethour
USDOT / docket: 1706329 · MC-626176
First registered: Nov 7, 2007
Last MCS-150: Dec 31, 2025 · 210,421 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 14.76
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

210,421

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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31%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 29 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

137violation records

14OOS-tagged records

9 of 29inspections 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

769%7 / 76

Lights

3412%4 / 34

Brakes

2010%2 / 20

Unsafe driving

714%1 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

22%May 25 to Nov 252 / 9

17%Nov 25 to May 261 / 6

50%May 26 to Nov 265 / 10

Top 3 codes (33 of 137 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps16
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection10
393.78 Windshield wipers7

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396.5B Oil and/or grease leak7
393.60D Windshield / glazing6
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)6
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components5
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.24A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.48A Brakes inoperative3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
396.5B-HWSLIW Oil and/or grease leak3
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47D Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100(a) Cargo securement (general)1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.24A-L Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53C-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.65F Fuel system1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BRENT WADE BRETHOUR.

BRENT WADE BRETHOUR (USDOT 1706329) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRENT WADE BRETHOUR's USDOT number?

BRENT WADE BRETHOUR's USDOT number is 1706329, and its motor carrier number is MC-626176.

Is BRENT WADE BRETHOUR authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. BRENT WADE BRETHOUR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRENT WADE BRETHOUR's safety record?

BRENT WADE BRETHOUR has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).