Carrier profile · USDOT 2579848 · MC-903066 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ato Express LLC

12 power unitsavg 19.5 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-903066 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 983-8266 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

29 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 54.55% on 22 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 30, 2026.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 54.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

70.0% · 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 3.2 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’15–’18

Lancer’18–’20

Hudson’21–’23

Southlake Specialty’24–’26

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
GREYSTONE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	3
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2018	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

74.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 21 inspections
Oklahoma: 5 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

9500 JOHNS RD

Most inspections: TX

21 inspections

TX 21 · OK 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3983906 USDOT 3109774Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2912114 USDOT 3554445 USDOT 2512704 USDOT 3737687 USDOT 388467 USDOT 527990 USDOT 237360 USDOT 2478122

Shares a company officer with other carriers

amina torres — 2 carriers: USDOT 1877236

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9500 JOHNS RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 983-8266
Fax: (281) 864-7481
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Amina Torres
USDOT / docket: 2579848 · MC-903066
First registered: Feb 11, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 1,514,838 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,514,838

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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55%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

101violation records

27OOS-tagged records

12 of 22inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

5040%20 / 50

Brakes

195%1 / 19

Lights

1911%2 / 19

Unsafe driving

729%2 / 7

Hours of service

520%1 / 5

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

25%May 25 to Nov 251 / 4

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

78%May 26 to Nov 267 / 9

Top 3 codes (24 of 101 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps11
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components9
393.78 Windshield wipers4

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393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.120 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.81 Horn2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.102B-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.120B-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-LJN Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.52A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HLOW Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ATO EXPRESS LLC.

ATO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2579848) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Mar 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ATO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

ATO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2579848, and its motor carrier number is MC-903066.

Is ATO EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ATO EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ATO EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

ATO EXPRESS LLC has a 54.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).