Carrier profile · USDOT 1838485 · MC-666384 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Path Finder Transport LLC

3 power unitsavg 11.6 yrRegional · 4 statesWESLACO, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-666384 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 463-0165 Email dispatchpft_0817@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 7.9 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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

≈2.3 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

New York’13–’16

Knight Specialty’19–’21

Sentry Select’22–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since Apr 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2021	$750K	2
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	5
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2012 → May 2013	$750K	2
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

WESLACO, TX

7726 SHILO DR

Top corridor

TX 11 · MO 1 · LA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 375481 USDOT 2154653 USDOT 3615352 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 2528468 USDOT 2793769 USDOT 2053622 USDOT 3286181

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rene thompson — 3 carriers: USDOT 1308239 USDOT 3872041

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7726 SHILO DR, WESLACO, TX, 78596
Mailing address: 1015 N TEXAS BLVD STE 20B 192, WESLACO, TX, 78596
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 463-0165
Fax: (210) 200-6073
Email: pft_0817@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Rene Thompson
USDOT / docket: 1838485 · MC-666384
First registered: Dec 17, 2008
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 178,882 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 18, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

178,882

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC.

PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1838485) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Apr 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 18, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1838485, and its motor carrier number is MC-666384.

Is PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC based?

PATH FINDER TRANSPORT LLC is based in WESLACO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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