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Carrier profile · USDOT 2020652 · MC-1012533 · Updated 06/13/2026

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC

43 power unitsavg 8.4 yrLocal · 2 statesLONGVIEW, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1012533 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

43Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 553-9669 Email dispatchrichard@ETBRIDGE.COM

Carrier verification summary for EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) has a 8.1% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) reports 43 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 03/10/2026.

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC (USDOT 2020652) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 54 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$1M

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

8.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

8.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

43 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark computing.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 7.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 43-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 43
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2

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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$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 on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Charter Oak’19–’20

Liberty Fire’20–’21

Arch’21–’22

Monroe Guaranty’22–’24

National Liability’24–’26

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$1M	2
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Apr 2024	$1M	3
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$1M	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 43
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

24%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

LONGVIEW, TX

288 BIG WOODS ROAD

Top corridor

TX 38 · AR 2

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 742749

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@etbridge.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2837419 USDOT 3230076

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard townsend — 14 carriers: USDOT 1089754 USDOT 1370687 USDOT 1385664 USDOT 1421781 USDOT 1567928 USDOT 1854331 USDOT 2802970 USDOT 3161038

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 288 BIG WOODS ROAD, LONGVIEW, TX, 75605
Mailing address: PO BOX 6218, LONGVIEW, TX, 75608-6218
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (903) 553-9669
Cell: (903) 738-0539
Fax: (903) 758-2717
Email: richard@etbridge.com
Web domain: etbridge.com

Registration

Officers: Richard Townsend · Robert Alan Woods
USDOT / docket: 2020652 · MC-1012533
First registered: 04/14/2010
Last MCS-150: 03/10/2026 · 347,700 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 364279302

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

347,700

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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Frequently asked

What is EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC's USDOT number?

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC's USDOT number is 2020652, and its motor carrier number is MC-1012533.

Is EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC's safety record?

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC has a 8.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC's fleet?

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC operates 43 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC based?

EAST TEXAS BRIDGE INC is based in LONGVIEW, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(903) 553-9669 Email dispatchrichard@ETBRIDGE.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2020652
MC / Docket: MC-1012533
Officer: RICHARD TOWNSEND
Address: 288 BIG WOODS ROAD
LONGVIEW, TX, 75605

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 16 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

Vehicle OOS 8%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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