Carrier profile · USDOT 1958677 · MC-694945 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ess Transportation Inc

79 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 2 statesDAMASCUS, AR74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694945 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(501) 335-7125 Email dispatchshannon@ess-ark.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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 2007–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 33.3 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 79-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’09–’11

Liberty Fire’11–’14

Hdi-gerling American’14–’17

Gemini’16–’19

Great West’17–’20

Imperium’21–’26

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2026	$750K	5
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2017 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

29.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

DAMASCUS, AR

1118 E HWY 124

Top corridor

LA ⇄ AR

LA 10 · AR 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ess-ark.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2445033 USDOT 3908846

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

Location

Physical address: 1118 E HWY 124, DAMASCUS, AR, 72039
Mailing address: PO BOX 337, DAMASCUS, AR, 72039
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (501) 335-7125
Fax: (501) 335-7126
Email: shannon@ess-ark.com
Web domain: ess-ark.com

Registration

Officers: Ralph Zinser · Shannon Hutchins
USDOT / docket: 1958677 · MC-694945
First registered: Oct 26, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 2,083,315 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

2,083,315

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 ESS TRANSPORTATION INC.

ESS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1958677) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 59 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1958677, and its motor carrier number is MC-694945.

Is ESS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ESS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ESS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ESS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is ESS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

ESS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 79 power units and 59 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ESS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

ESS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in DAMASCUS, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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