Carrier profile · USDOT 2449968 · MC-845659 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

6703 Limited Liability Company

DBA BOBTAIL EXPRESS

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-845659 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2011 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 466-5224 Email dispatchEDWARD@BOBTAIL-EXPRESS.NET

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 6 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Liability’13–’16

Hallmark County’16–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Centerline Property’22–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
CENTERLINE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2022 → May 2025	$750K	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Feb 2020	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2016 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Dec 2013 → Jan 2016	$750K	12

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

HOUSTON, TX

15015 GARRETT ROAD #6

Top corridor

TX 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4230747 USDOT 735018

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

Location

Physical address: 15015 GARRETT ROAD #6, HOUSTON, TX, 77044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 466-5224
Cell: (832) 347-8270
Fax: (713) 466-3234
Email: edward@bobtail-express.net
Web domain: bobtail-express.net

Registration

Officers: Edward Krasnov · Edward Krasnov
USDOT / docket: 2449968 · MC-845659
First registered: Oct 29, 2013
Last MCS-150: Aug 30, 2024 · 100,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 26, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100,000

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 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (USDOT 2449968) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 30, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 26, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's USDOT number?

6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's USDOT number is 2449968, and its motor carrier number is MC-845659.

Is 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's safety record?

6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's fleet?

6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY based?

6703 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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