Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is COHERENT METAL INC safe to load? COHERENT METAL INC (USDOT 2468919, MC-853573) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in DALLAS, TX, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 12 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 16.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
COHERENT METAL INC's USDOT number is 2468919, and its motor carrier number is MC-853573.
As of 2026-06-13, COHERENT METAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
COHERENT METAL INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
COHERENT METAL INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
COHERENT METAL INC is based in DALLAS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STAR INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2022
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2019 → Sep 2022 | $750k | 4 |
| STAR INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2014 → May 2019 | $750k | 9 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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