Carrier profile · USDOT 256475 · MC-177137 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Liquid Cargo Inc

38 power unitsavg 8.5 yrNational · 17 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177137 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(561) 420-8640 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 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

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

37 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.21% on 39 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
18 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 11, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Aug 8, 2026.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.7% · 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 1.9 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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Pacific Financial’07–’13

Ace American’09–’19

Pacific Financial’13–’24

Arch’20–’23

Gemini’24–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 22 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 22 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jul 2024	$5M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2023	$5M	8
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$5M	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2013 → Dec 2024	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Jun 2019	$5M	6
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$5M	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Dec 2007 → Oct 2013	$5M	1
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Dec 2008	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2009	$5M	1
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$5M	1
COLONY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2007	$5M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2003 → Nov 2005	$5M	3
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Feb 2005	$5M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$5M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2000 → Nov 2002	$5M	3
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Jun 2001	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

72.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 20 inspections
Illinois: 5 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

10720 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY N STE 250

Most inspections: TX

20 inspections

TX 20 · IL 5 · PA 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1609038Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 600140 USDOT 811745 USDOT 164311 USDOT 4426550 USDOT 297572 USDOT 3240755 USDOT 2897186 USDOT 3555779

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@liquidcargo.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1190821 USDOT 2141236 USDOT 3021407 USDOT 3235607

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 10720 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY N STE 250, HOUSTON, TX, 77064-3590
Mailing address: P O BOX 5202, LAKELAND, FL, 33807-5202
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (561) 420-8640
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: liquidcargo.com

Registration

Officers: Jess Staggs · Kevin Jackson
USDOT / docket: 256475 · MC-177137
First registered: Mar 12, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 2,625,686 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 23, 1997
D-U-N-S: 144455276

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,625,686

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Aug 20, 2026Authority history changeBroker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 20, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 20, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Aug 8, 2026 · 4000000

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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 39 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

85violation records

16OOS-tagged records

11 of 39inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

205%1 / 20

Other vehicle maintenance

2030%6 / 20

Unsafe driving

140%0 / 14

Lights

1217%2 / 12

Other / unclassified

1050%5 / 10

Hours of service

813%1 / 8

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 252 / 8

36%May 25 to Nov 254 / 11

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 6

36%May 26 to Nov 265 / 14

Top 3 codes (15 of 85 records)

393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative8
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
172.202A4 Other violation1
172.504A Other violation1
172.504A-HMPS Other violation1
172.506A1 Other violation1
173.24B4-HMGP Other violation1
177.800C-HMTMC Other violation1
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% Other violation1
177.823A-HMTVMMCNID Other violation1
177.834J2-HMBP Other violation1
178.345-8A5 Other violation1
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.60E-WS Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSLOW Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LIQUID CARGO INC.

LIQUID CARGO INC (USDOT 256475) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 23, 1997 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIQUID CARGO INC's USDOT number?

LIQUID CARGO INC's USDOT number is 256475, and its motor carrier number is MC-177137.

Is LIQUID CARGO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. LIQUID CARGO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIQUID CARGO INC's safety record?

LIQUID CARGO INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 89 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).